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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table
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 ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
this should be 1° ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... 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 ... not represent 'diseases ... listed in the table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Cytomegalovirus disease ... (s) (more than 1 ... or bronchitis, pneumonitis ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia (> 1 ... #pulmonary #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Pneumonitis 3. ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... patients such as: 1. ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... during Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... months before 1°
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Acquired through: 1. ... Refractory FUO, Sino-pulmonary ... , Disseminated disease ... isavuconazole) for mild ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases