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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Pneumonias: • ... Idiopathic pulmonary ... lung disease (RB-ILD
Schematic classification of interstitial lung diseases according to aetiology. The finding of histological usual interstitial pneumonitis
lung diseases according ... pneumonitis in ... pneumonia leads ... pneumonitis. ... #ILD #Classification
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
pneumonias Cryptogenic ... - Imaging: • CXR ... pneumonia’s, Hypersensitivity ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... tomography; UIP = usual interstitial ... pneumonia. ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... algorithm #HP #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... pneumonias (IIPs ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... #ILD #Findings
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pseudomonas FUNGAL PNEUMONIAS ... : • Risk: Can ... - 20% of pneumonias ... fever, rales, interstitial ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• DM risk factor ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... Lymphocytic or lymphoid interstitial ... pneumonitis, Abacavir ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... /- High res CT chest
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... pneumonitis ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... #diagnosis #management