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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 ... Polymyositis-dermatomyositis, Lupus Idiopathic ... Interstitial Pneumonias ... : • Idiopathic ... lung disease (RB-ILD
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... computerised tomography; ILD ... lung disease; IPF ... = idiopathic pulmonary ... pneumonitis
Schematic classification of interstitial lung diseases according to aetiology. The finding of histological usual interstitial pneumonitis
lung diseases according ... pneumonitis in ... pulmonary fibrosis ... pneumonitis. ... #ILD #Classification
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Idiopathic Interstitial ... this should be 1° ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... tomography; UIP = usual interstitial ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #algorithm #HP ... #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... pneumonias (IIPs ... responses of the lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Overview: • Idiopathic ... DDX: • CAP, Idiopathic ... interstitial pneumonia ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... including: 1. ... pneumonitis ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
left atrium on Echocardiogram ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... be LA aneurysm idiopathic ... Long chronic severe ... clinical #cardiology #pocus