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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... DDX: • CAP, ... , Diffuse alveolar ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... some diseases can ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... common cause of diffuse ... Look for other signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... mm) nodules • Diffusely ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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thickening, distal to elbows ... skin thickening Signs ... : ILD (interstitial ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... are so small and diffuse ... that they can present ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
/lung sliding: Pulmonary ... , interstitial diffuse ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... positive calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Unlike lobar pneumonia ... progresses it can ... disease does not cross ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia