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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... • Radiation pneumonitis ... Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #differential #
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Exposure ... Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis ... • Treatment Related
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Post-infectious, Pneumonitis ... organ/systemic disease ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Acute #Chronic #Differential
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Pulmonary edema #Diagnosis ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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- Diagnosis Algorithm ... unresponsive to treatment ... microscopic colitis Differential ... Inflammatory (IBD ... #gastroenterology
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Consult GI ± EGD ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... UGIB #GIBleed #Differential ... #Diagnosis #management ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
Severity of the Disease ... Mild: • Trial ... Hematology consult for evaluation ... • Additional diagnostic ... #management #gastroenterology
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... NodularPattern #Differential
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
metastases Treatment ... - Chemotherapy pneumonitis ... Radiation induced disease ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #oncology
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea Differential ... Diagnosis • Inflammatory ... Non-infectious: IBD ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... #gastroenterology