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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Lung Diseases (ILD ... ILD caused by inhalation ... pneumonia (NSIP), Cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... differential #pulmonary #causes
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... lobar pneumonia caused ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP). ... The old name is
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Exacerbation of COPD ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Management #Exacerbation
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... Disability Exposure (ABCDE ... ) Approach • MILD ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... #algorithm #treatment
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... Radiology #CTChest #COP ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... Age < 21 days old ... >= 0.5 ng/mL CRP ... Peds #Diagnosis #Management ... #StepByStep #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... Management of Ventricular ... of reversible causes ... #Tachycardia #Algorithm ... #Management #VTach
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... Damage: • Post-op ... #Causes #Hematology