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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... life • History: cough ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... Treatment: • Mild ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Disease: Asthma, COPD ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Schema #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #Algorithm
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... Chronic diseases ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP). ... #Differential #Table
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
, SOB • Chronic ... of asthma, CF; Chronic ... Respiratory sx in 40%, mild ... similar to AEP or CEP ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Asthma • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD