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Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
cHP = chronic hypersensitivity ... pneumonitis; HRCT ... tomography; UIP = usual interstitial ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... algorithm #HP #ILD
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
BOOP • Type of interstitial ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Comparison
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
redistribution of pulmonary ... flow, interstitial ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In CHF, decreases ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... patients (ie., CHF ... Of Clinical Worsening ... #indications #criticalcare
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... In these cases comparison ... with old fims can ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... factors: Critical ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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size - subtle interstitial ... are dealing with pulmonary ... like to look at old ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... Pneumonitis (LIP ... effusion, INC risk ... PE, Pulmonary amyloidosis ... Malignancy Risk
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
The pulmonary vessels ... indicating increased pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #InterstitialEdema ... #Interstitial #