Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 β€’ (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonia β€’ (UIP ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #ILD #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... On a Chest X-Ray ... lung disease and ... in many cases UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
lung disease (i.e ... in ground glass pattern ... predominance: UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
computed tomography; UIP ...  = usual interstitial ... #pneumonitis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... bronchovascular interstitium ... the nodules are diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... particularly at the lung ... at the lung bases ... #Reticular #Interstitial
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... - LIP/FB, LCDD ... , SS Cyst pattern ... presentations - ILD ... Disease #DCLD #pulmonary
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... rare idiopathic lung ... characterized by diffuse ... The histologic pattern ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
like idiopathic pulmonary ... and non-specific interstitial ... patients with a UIP ... consider drug-related lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest