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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... , cavities • HRCT ... Diagnosis: • Lung ... Treatment: • Mild ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... HRCT = high-resolution ... computerised tomography; ILD ... = interstitial lung ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... pneumonitis, Farmer's lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... (coal workers' lung ... pneumonia (NSIP), Cryptogenic
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
transbronchial lung ... transbronchial lung ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis; HRCT ... pulmonary #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... involvement of the lung ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... idiopathic or cryptogenic ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... correlation in normal lung ... NSIP fibrotic lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #HRCT ... #Table #ILD #Findings
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Radiology #Pulmonary #HRCT
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
diffuse parenchymal lung ... #differential #algorithm ... #causes #DPLD #ILD ... #parenchymal #lung
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
manifest as diffuse lung ... of all diffuse lung ... also uncommon HRCT-presentations ... some of them the old ... SHITFACED #Mnemonic #HRCT
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in ... the diagnosis of cryptogenic ... #CTChest #COP #Cryptogenic ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD