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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Pneumonias: • ... Idiopathic pulmonary ... lung disease (RB-ILD
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... computerised tomography; ILD ... lung disease; IPF ... pneumonitis ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonia • (UIP ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
computed tomography; UIP ...  = usual interstitial ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #algorithm #HP ... #ILD
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lung diseases ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... AIP: acute interstitial ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... is seen in: - UIP ... #Differential #Table
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
pneumonias (IIPs ... listed in the table ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
Management of interstitial ... lung disease (ILD ... #lungdisease #ILD ... systemicsclerosis #SSc #pulmonary ... #treatment #algorithm
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
BOOP • Type of interstitial ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... pneumonitis ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... #diagnosis #management