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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... - No specific lab ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
disease (COPD) ... squared; CAT, COPD ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Pulmonary #LABA
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... indicate preferred treatment ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017 ... #LAMA #LABA #ICS
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Clinical diagnosis + path ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
and Management ... resuscitation Labs ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS Labs ... EGPA • ESR and CRP ... proteinuria • Path ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... Labs: • Nonspecific ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... macrophages Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... is vital while lab ... & Dry) is the treatment ... Cardiac cath if ... differential #algorithm #management
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
suspected Adiunctive treatments ... COPD/asthma or adrenal ... 96hr of symptoms, lab-confirmed ... influenza, pulmonary ... Influenza #Checklist #Management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Ocular examination Labs ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... amyloidosis, PAH ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management