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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• formerly BOOP ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Clinical manifestations ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
episodes of VT/ICD ... Does patient have ICD ... per ACLS • If ICD ... of reversible causes ... • -ICD Polymorphic
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... In the proper clinical ... weight loss or long ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #Clinical #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... involvement of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
., iHD) Cirrhosis ... Vasodilation Lung ... #High #Output #HeartFailure ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... Guidelines: • ACC ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... also organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cryptogenic #Organizing #Pneumonia ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
AC/VC (VTE/RR/ ... (how long on/off ... negative), • iHD ... / TUBES: know gauges ... #CriticalCare #Management