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On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
with rheumatoid arthritis ... and bilateral peripheral ... Patients with OP ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... sclerosis, Rheumatoid arthritis ... (COP), Respiratory ... : Acute, Chronic ... ILD #diagnosis #differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... (OP) and chronic ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... #Acute #Cough ... #Differential #
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
complained of arthritic ... multiple small bilateral ... in the former case ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... Edema, Hemorrhage, Pneumonia ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonia ... , COP, Chronic Eos ... Sarcoidosis, NSIP, COP
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
OP: organizing pneumonia ... AIP: acute interstitial ... pneumonia. ... RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... (OP) or chronic ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Acute
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... • Pleuritic CP ... Rhabdomyolysis (rare) Co-MRSA ... factor • May cause ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... sclerodermia, rheumatoid arthritis ... with rheumatoid arthritis ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest