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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... ILD caused by inhalation ... • Radiation pneumonitis ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #causes
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... Neurofibromatosis Type 1, ... Ehlers-danlos Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Interstitium • ILD
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... nodular pattern. 1. ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
to perfusion: 3:1) ... overperfused (ratio: 0.6:1) ... apices caused by ... a rigid chest cage ... Pulmonary Diseases
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... this should be 1° ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... indicates unknown cause ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... angioinvasive disease ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
respiratory distress syndrome ... including: 1. ... Pleuritic chest ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes