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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... ILD caused by inhalation ... (coal workers' lung ... differential #pulmonary #causes
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
Pathogens in Pneumonia ... review of the pathogens ... smoking. structural lung ... MAC (structural lung ... #Microbiology #Causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... : • Upper lung ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... reported in 100% of cases
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... slowly progressive dyspnea ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... History: cough, dyspnea ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Treatment: • Mild ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... weight loss or long ... include the list of causes ... caused by Streptcoccus ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... caused by Sterptococcus ... pneumoniae. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #Lingula
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pulmonary Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium • ILD ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... i.e. cancer) • Dyspnea ... (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #causes
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... #Causes