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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) ... : Amiodarone, Nitrofurantoin ... disease (RB-ILD ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... #Diseases #ILD
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
this should be 1° ... Radiaition • Drugs: Amiodarone ... , Beomycin • Acute ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #Diseases #ILD
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... : 3:1), and the ... overperfused (ratio: 0.6:1) ... Pulmonary Diseases ... edema in acute
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Lung Toxicity Summary ... • Acutely (hours ... exudative pleural effusions ... including: 1. ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
presentation - Acute ... small pleural effusions ... presentation of TB, lung ... Mild to moderate ... Amphotericin B for 1-
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... : • Pleural effusions ... • Acute lupus ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... • ANA titers > 1: