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Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
computerised tomography; ILD ... lung disease; IPF ... usual interstitial ... pneumonitis ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... computed tomography; UIP ...  = usual interstitial ... pulmonary #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Interstitial Pneumonias ... : • Idiopathic ... pulmonary fibrosis (IPF ... lung disease (RB-ILD
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Idiopathic Interstitial ... Pneumonia • (UIP ... ) Usual Interstitial ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
due to IPF. ... changes in the basal lung ... #Interstitial # ... Pneumonitis #Reticular ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
For example, if ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... (HP) — Some (but ... often not helpful) Interstitial ... ILDs) — and even