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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Pneumonias: • ... Idiopathic pulmonary ... pneumonia (DIP) ... pneumonia (AIP)
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
computerised tomography; ILD ... = interstitial ... fibrosis; UIP = ... usual interstitial ... pneumonitis
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Pneumonia • (UIP ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
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
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... - Reticular interstitial ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... pneumonias (IIPs ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
HRCT findings in UIP
Honeycombing consisting of multilayered thick-walled cysts.
Architectural distortion with traction bronchiectasis due to fibrosis.
Predominance
HRCT findings in UIP ... lymphadenopathy #Clinical ... Radiology #CTChest #UIP ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... #Pneumonitis #ILD
It is usually easy to recognize the pattern of UIP on HRCT. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest #UIP
the pattern of UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... #Pneumonitis #ILD
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... #Pneumonitis #ILD