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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... , cavities • HRCT ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... #management
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
morphologic findings on HRCT ... idiopathic or cryptogenic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in ... the diagnosis of cryptogenic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #Cryptogenic ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... A HRCT is needed ... Here a CXR with ... HRCT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... eg. allogeneic HSCT ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... best in HM or HSCT
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
respond to the treatment ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... The old name is ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
XRay 70+ year old ... latent TB s/p treatment ... Labeled CXR: ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
limitation (GOLD Ill ... ventilated • CXR ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
with subtle HRCT-findings ... and additional clinical ... interpretion of the HRCT ... probably would be pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
Alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease characterized by filling of the alveolar spaces with PAS positive
the suggestive HRCT ... 30 and 50 years old ... cough, fever, and mild ... the advent of treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology