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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Algorithm • ... medical therapy • Chronic ... Crohns #Disease #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm ... gastroenterology #management #treatment
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
pneumonia (NSIP), Cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... , Chronic • Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... Cells - tumor, chronic ... respond to the treatment ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP).
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: • Acute ... : • IBD • Rheumatic ... Damage: • Post-op ... effect following treatment
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Disease: Asthma, COPD ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Diagnosis #Schema #Acute ... #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... • Asthma • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD ... • Infections: Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Relapsing Acute ... Colitis - Management Algorithm ... Flex Sig, FCP, CRP ... up • Surgery ≠ Treatment ... #IBD #Treatment