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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Lung Diseases (ILD ... Exposure-Related ILD ... ILD caused by inhalation ... Medication-induced ILD ... Methotrexate ILD
Typical UIP with honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical
Typical UIP with ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #IPF #ILD
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... syndrome Other Causes ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... Obesity - Flail chest
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Pneumonia • (UIP ... Pneumonia • (DIP ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... in the former case ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
arthritis and bilateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... , OP and LIP have ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
HRCT findings in UIP
Honeycombing consisting of multilayered thick-walled cysts.
Architectural distortion with traction bronchiectasis due to fibrosis.
Predominance
HRCT findings in UIP ... Mild mediastinal ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #UsualInterstitialPneumonitis ... #Pneumonitis #ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Interstitium • ILD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
- Pain (back, chest ... depending on the cause ... Spondyloarthritis, IBD ... #Differential #Causes