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Exposure Related ILD

 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
 • Pneumoconioses 
 • Radiation pneumonitis
 • Medication-induced ILD

Andrew Sanchez
Hypersensitivity ... pneumonitis • ... • Radiation pneumonitis ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... Interstitial #Lung #Disease
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... pneumonitis - Sarcoidosis ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
alveolitis): • Hypersensitivity ... pneumonitis, Farmer's ... • Radiation pneumonitis ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... pneumonitis: ill ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity ... , Pneumonitis ... #pulmonary
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #ILD #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis ... , Abacavir hypersensitivity ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Fibrosis H - Hypersensitivity ... Pulmonary Diseases ... antigens: - Hypersensitivity ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
distribution: Hypersensitivity ... pneumonitis, Respiratory ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant