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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Atlas • Microcytic ... Malignant tumors, Acute ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... - Malignancy (e.g ... carcinoma of the lung ... pathology (e.g. ... #Diagnosis #Table
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... AIP: acute interstitial ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
due to alveolar syndrome ... fibrotic alveolar syndrome ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Correlation #Table ... #ILD #Findings
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... Neuromuscular disease (eg ... Metabolic acidosis (eg
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... Interstitium • ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... specific patterns of morphologic ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... respiratory distress syndrome ... lung injury (TRALI
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... presentation: Pseudo-acute ... coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG