4 results
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Rare: pleural effusions ... lymphoma, Diffuse ... • Moderate: oral ... #ILD #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... Infections • Malignancy ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... enteropathy, and diffuse
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
the critically ill ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #typea #typeb #classification
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
exudative pleural effusions ... • Patchy or diffuse ... embolism - Malignancy ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... Eosinophilia • Normal