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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... /Chest Wall: • ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium • ILD ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... proteinosis is a rare ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Acute ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... or chronic illness ... between these chest ... a patient with acute ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM ... ), • Pulmonary ... , Beomycin • Acute ... or Chronic Radiation ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... x-ray there is an ill-defined ... list of causes of chronic ... This was an acute ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
common diagnoses Acute ... Dyspnea+, Pleuritic Chest ... Effusions - Rare ... mechanical ventilation Chronic ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and progressive Acute ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... rarely preceded by acute ... Löfgren syndrome: ACUTE
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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subclinical disease to acute ... - Symptoms of chronic ... common, and Anti-LKM ... Anti-ALC Abs (rare ... Necrosis) If mild
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... • Chronic toxicity ... (e.g., chronic ... Exclusion of other ILDs