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Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Lung Nodules - Differential ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... , RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis ... , Infectious Bronchiolitis ... BrighamChiefs #Lung
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Allergic, Post-infectious ... , Pneumonitis, ACEi ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Malignancy: Lung ... Acute #Chronic #Differential
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... bronchiolitis: ill ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... intersitial space Infection ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Pneumonitis 3. ... shows a small, stable ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... throughout the whole lung ... #CTChest #UIP #Comparison
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Bacterial or viral infection ... • Interstitial lung ... • Shrinking lung ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology