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Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
Approach to the diagnosis ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #algorithm #HP ... #ILD
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Post-infectious, Pneumonitis ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Malignancy: Lung ... Cancer, Mesothelioma ... #Differential #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... computerised tomography; ILD ... = interstitial lung ... usual interstitial pneumonitis ... #Diagnosis #Idiopathic
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Pulmonary edema #Diagnosis ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Lymphangitic spread to lung ... - Chemotherapy pneumonitis ... NEJMcps1414168 #dyspnea #algorithm ... #differential #diagnosis ... #oncology #cancer
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Algorithm
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... responses of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Abscess Diagnosis ... foreign body, cancer
Pulmonary Embolism - Prognosis
Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI)
Age X, Male gender (10), History of cancer (30),
10), History of cancer ... (10), Chronic lung ... mental status (60) Risk ... mortality • Class Ill ... AcutePE #Prognosis #diagnosis
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
it was in the old ... smoking, history of lung ... cancer in a first-degree ... #Diagnosis #Epidemiology ... PulmonaryNodule #Nodule #RadiologyAssistant