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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
6th decades of life ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... Treatment: • ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... decubitus - air fluid level ... pneumonectomy if ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment ... supplemental oxygen if ... #treatment #hepatology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Transthoracic echocardiogram ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... hemodynamics Liver ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... Renal Failure Treatment ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone half life ... starting amiodarone treatment ... Fever 4. ... macrophages Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
-6th decade of life ... Cough, dyspnea, fever ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT ... #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
decrease in HIV-1 RNA level ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... continued • If ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
- Ferritin, liver ... post-flu MRSÅ pneumonia ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Influenza #Checklist #Management