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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
Neoplasm with lobar ... (OP) or chronic ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
and Management ... Yield of blood CX ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
suspected Adiunctive treatments ... COPD/asthma or adrenal ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Influenza #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare