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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Lung Diseases (ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... • Radiation pneumonitis ... Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias ... #diagnosis #differential
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... computerised tomography; ILD ... usual interstitial pneumonitis ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Idiopathic
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
nodular pattern. 1. ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern 1. ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... : ill defined centrilobular ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Nodular #Pattern #Comparison
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Exposure ... Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis ... BrighamChiefs #ILD
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Post-infectious, Pneumonitis ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Acute #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
Approach to the diagnosis ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #algorithm #HP ... #ILD
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Lung Nodules - Differential ... Diagnosis by Distribution ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... , RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis ... #Diagnosis #Distribution
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Pulmonary edema #Diagnosis ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... Neurofibromatosis Type 1, ... Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis ... Lung #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes