Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 β€’ (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #ILD #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lung diseases ... LIP: lymphoid ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... AIP: acute interstitial ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... low attenuation (table ... lung disease and ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected
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 ... pneumonia (DIP) ... pneumonia (AIP) ... differential #pulmonary #causes
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... the result of air ... the alveoli) or interstitial ... lung disease (i.e ... in ground glass pattern
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
filled lung does ... artifact B-Profile - Interstitium ... will be seen IM POCUS ... Focus @IMPOCUSFocus ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... lung disease, interstitial ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
β–Ί
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 β€’ Tubules (ATN)
 β€’ Glomerular:
Causes of Acute ... Nephritic β€’ Interstitium ... (AIN) β€’ Vascular ... #KidneyInjury #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... replacing the air ... or tumor cells (Table ... , NSIP and long ... the alveoli and cause