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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Diseases (ILD) ... ILD caused by inhalation ... disease (RB-ILD ... #Diseases #ILD ... #causes
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
diseases. ... #differential #algorithm ... #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal ... #lung #diseases ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... presentation - Acute ... pulmonary blastomycosis ... presentation of TB, lung ... Mild to moderate
Diagnostic approach to acute exacerbation in interstitial lung disease.  Abbreviation: ILD, interstitial lung disease; GGO,
Diagnostic approach to acute ... disease. ... Abbreviation: ILD ... #Algorithm #Acute ... #Pulmonary
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... leaking out of pulmonary ... , Beomycin • Acute ... #Diseases #ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
• Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Interstitium • ILD ... #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... • Acute Respiratory ... • Chronic Lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... DiseasesAcute ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... #Eosinophilic #Lung ... #Diseases #pulmonary
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Non-Infectious Causes ... fever • Hyper-IgD ... Dengue fever • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
conidia → Yeast → travel ... presents with acute ... Blastomycosis ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs