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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias ... polyangiitis, Eosinophilic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
other interstitial pneumonias ... - Clinical manifestations ... Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia ... , Chronic eosinophilia ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
histiocytosis (PLCH) • Eosinophilic ... intersitial space Infection ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases ... Pneumonia (< 1 ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... #pulmonary #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... caused by streptococcus ... OP) and chronic eosinophilic ... The new name for BAC ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... rarely present with eosinophilic ... failure - Infectious ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... Neutrophilia • Eosinophilia
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... dealing with the differential ... There was no eosinophilia ... #Clinical #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
Proteinosis (PAP) — Eosinophilic ... Pneumonia — Hypersensitivity ... Pneumonitis (HP ... Diseases (ILDs) ... #Bronchoscopy #clinical
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Also known as: Lung ... stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths ... Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... • Recurrent pneumonia