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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... ) - Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis - Hypersensitivity ... #Differential #Table ... #Distribution #
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... activation and cell ... sclerosis #Hypersensitivity ... #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... types of hypersensitivity ... Graft rejection #hypersensitivity ... types #allergy #table ... #classification
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity ... perilymphatic distribution ... Hypersensitivity ... Langerhans cell ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Granulomatous Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
OP: organising pneumonia; EGPA: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; NSG: necrotising
Granulomatous Lung ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease; HP: hypersensitivity ... pulmonary Langerhans cell ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Bimodal Age Distribution ... ~10% - B-Cell ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #differential #algorithm
Decision tree of FALLS-protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography). Lung Ultrasound in the hemodynamic assessment
Lung Ultrasound ... According to Weil classification ... , cardiac and lung ... hypovolemic then distributive ... FALLS #protocol #algorithm
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pulmonary Langerhans cell ... as nodules Hypersensitivity ... - Immunologic (hypersensitivity ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... GI, lung, skin), ... leuk/lymphoma, B-cell ... , Eczema, Drug Hypersensitivity ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor cells ... or interstitial lung ... Centrilobular distribution ... : Hypersensitivity