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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... - Clinical manifestations ... History: cough, dyspnea ... , pleural thickening ... ILD #diagnosis #management
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
3 wks ago for CAP ... Returns for dyspnea ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS

Spot the difference. 2 pts presenting with nearly same symptoms. Left COVID
Left COVID pneumonia ... spared areas, pleural ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... known or suspected malignant ... ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... #Malignant #Pleural
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Pleural Effusion ... (MPE) - Lung POCUS ... prospective e/o dyspnea ... #MPE #Lung #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... (MPE) - An Official ... ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... #Management #Pleural
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... unavailable, disposable cap ... Internet Book of Critical ... Intubation #Checklist #SARSCoV2 ... #Management #CriticalCare
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
and exudative pleural ... Dyspnea 3. ... embolism - Malignancy ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... organ system: • Pleura ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... organ system: • Pleura ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... TB #Diagnosis #Management