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Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
the apices thus granulomatous ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... pneumonia • Granulomatous ... Bronchocentric granulomatosis ... #diseases #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous ... (eosinophilic granulomatosis ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... sparing of the lung ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Granulomatous Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
OP: organising pneumonia; EGPA: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; NSG: necrotising
Granulomatous Lung ... Disease - Differential ... pneumonitis; PLCH: pulmonary ... #Disease #pulmonary ... #Differential #
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
Vasculitides • Granulomatosis ... polyangiitis - Granulomatous ... destructive sinusitis, pulmonary ... - Interstitial lung ... Vasculitides #vasculitis #differential
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
Known Cause - Differential ... GPA, EGPA • Granulomatous ... #ILD #Causes #Differential ... #interstitial #lung ... #disease #pulmonary
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Non-Infectious Differential ... Dermatomyositis, Lung ... organizing pneumonia, Pulmonary ... NonInfectious #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... - Wegener’s granulomatosis ... vascular - pulmonary ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... • Vasculitis: Granulomatosis ... , Eosinophilic granulomatosis ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Poor Prognosis Granulomatous ... characterized by granulomatous ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #ILD #Causes #Differential