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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
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... listed in the table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
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 ... characteristics alone (See Table ... Epidemiology #Radiology #Pulmonary ... PulmonaryNodule #Nodule #RadiologyAssistant