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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... leaking out of pulmonary ... , Beomycin • Acute ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnostic approach to acute exacerbation in interstitial lung disease.  Abbreviation: ILD, interstitial lung disease; GGO,
Diagnostic approach to acute ... Abbreviation: ILD ... , interstitial lung ... #Algorithm #Acute ... Disease #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... ) - Returning travelers ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... - Alveolar proteinosis ... Others: - Pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... filling of the alveoli ... this is nodular interstitial ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
leakage into the interstitium ... dyspnoe due to acute ... redistribution of the pulmonary ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... (e.g., chronic interstitial ... macrophages in alveolar ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... characterized by diffuse alveolar ... indistinguishable from acute ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant