Review the characteristics, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), including the diagnoses and the evaluation of radiological and histopathological features.
What you’ll learn:
The epidemiology of HP in the United States and the main categories of HP
Factors associated with the pathogenesis of HP, including inciting agents and immunological dysregulation
The clinical presentation and symptomatology of HP and the differentiation between nonfribotic and fibrotic HP
Best practices for diagnosing HP, including a useful algorithm for diagnosis and guidelines for the evaluation of radiological and histopathological features