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UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... Pneumonitis. ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... changes are typically ... #Radiology #CTChest
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... clubbing, worse at ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... combinations of fibrosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Here a typical chest ... Sarcoidosis (stage IV ... The differential ... diagnosis includes ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Less common since cART ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... particle clearance ↓ at ... caused by a rigid chest ... lung #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Signs of fibrosis ... septal thickening are ... included in the differential ... diagnosis. ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... histiocytosis: > 90% are ... Lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis ... patients with HIV ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis ... with subsequent fibrosis ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... Phos), CBC with differential ... HFNC or BiPAP if mild-moderate ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... high-dose magnesium, IV