Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 β€’ Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 β€’ Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential ... Pneumonitis β€’ Treatment ... #lung #disease ... #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
(HPS) HPS-differential ... Diseases of the ... lung parenchyma ... Syndrome #HPS #hepatology ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Smoking related diseases ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 β€’ Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polycystic Liver Disease ... secondary - Breast, Lung ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hepatology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 β€’ Congestive heart failure
 β€’ Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy β€’ Trapped lung ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #causes
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 β€’ (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 β€’ Easy bruising 
 β€’
Von Willebrand Disease ... bleeding disorder Clinical ... platelet count (mild ... factor VIII) Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (Β± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Brain Failure Lung ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash Β± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: β€’ ... hepatitis β€’ Pulmonary ... #treatment #rheumatology