Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 β€’ Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... ILD caused by inhalation ... lung disease (RB-ILD ... pneumonia (DIP) ... pneumonia (AIP)
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 β€’ (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Pneumonia β€’ (UIP ... Pneumonia β€’ (DIP ... Pneumonia β€’ (LIP ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
a patient with UIP ... densities caused ... preference also think 'UIP ... #CTChest #UIP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
UIP UIP is a histologic ... a chest X-ray UIP ... at the lung bases ... #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... On a CXR the most ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
a reticular interstitial ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... #UIP #CTChest # ... Reticular #Interstitial
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
transbronchial lung ... computed tomography; UIP ...  = usual interstitial ... pulmonary #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... indicates unknown cause ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... , OP and LIP have ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... pneumonia (AIP, ... HRCT findings in AIP ... the diagnosis AIP ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD