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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
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 ... , Infectious Bronchiolitis
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Platelet ... deficiency) • Infection ... Sepsis • Non-infectious ... #Diagnosis #causes
Infectious Diseases Presenting with Rash

#InfectiousDisease #Infections #Rashes #Comparison #Table #Differential #Diagnosis
Infectious Diseases ... InfectiousDisease #Infections ... Rashes #Comparison #Table ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Schema Infectious ... , Pneumonitis, ACEi ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Acute #Chronic #Differential
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 ... #Table #Distribution
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
and Leukopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis • Eosinophilia ... Leukocytosis #Leukopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
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