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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Diagnosis: • Lung ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP DDX
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... disease • DM DDX ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... disease • DM DDX ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
, nl Pplat: - DDx ... high Pplat: - DDx ... Next Steps: BS, CXR ... : Obstructive lung ... Steps: Bag, BS, CXR
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
serious underlying dx ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
leading into a lung ... • DDx: Septic ... infarction, mets to the lung ... Vessel #Sign #CT #Lung ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
circumferential GGO • DDx ... sarcoidosis, mets to the lung ... Halo #Sign #CT #Lung ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... meropenem) #Lung ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Clinical ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Ddx? ... Ddx is very broad ... fulminans) and critical ... Your blood cxs identify ... Fulminans #Skin #Rash #clinical
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Lung Segment Anatomy ... Chest CT Right Lung ... Lung: • Upper ... lang=us #Lung # ... CTChest #pulmonary #clinical