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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
obstruction • COPD ... Medications, Central, ↑ CO2 ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #workup #algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Exacerbation of COPD ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Management #Exacerbation
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... to “blow off” CO2 ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
hormones that work ... Pyruvate to Acetyl-CoA ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #treatment