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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... • Radiation pneumonitis ... Medication-induced ILD: Amiodarone ... Pneumonias: •
Amiodarone-Induced Lung Iniurv (AILI) - Timeline
Hours to days (peri-procedurally): ARDS
Days to months: DAH
Weeks: Eosinophilic pneumonia
Weeks to
Amiodarone-Induced ... Lung Iniurv (AILI ... Months to years: Interstitial ... pneumonitis ... BrighamChiefs #Amiodarone
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Metastases to lung ... Radiaition • Drugs: Amiodarone ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #Lung #Diseases
Schematic classification of interstitial lung diseases according to aetiology. The finding of histological usual interstitial pneumonitis
classification of interstitial ... lung diseases according ... pneumonitis in ... pneumonitis. ... content/17/2/146.long
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis ... Methotrexate, Amiodarone ... Differential #Diagnosis #interstitial ... #lung #disease
Exposure Related ILD

 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
 • Pneumoconioses 
 • Radiation pneumonitis
 • Medication-induced ILD

Andrew Sanchez
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... • Radiation pneumonitis ... diagnosis #pulmonary #Interstitial ... #Lung #Disease
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... Syndrome, Lymphocytic Interstitial ... Interstitial Pneumonitis ... nickmmark #Cystic #Lung
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... transbronchial lung ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... tomography; UIP = usual interstitial ... hypersensitivity #pneumonitis
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
tomography; ILD = interstitial ... lung disease; IPF ... fibrosis; UIP = usual interstitial ... pneumonitis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Lung Toxicity Summary ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... pneumonitis ... pneumonitis ... #Lung #Toxicity