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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 ... Rare: pleural effusions ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung ... or pulmonary angiography ... supplemental oxygen if
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... and/or digoxin level ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... edema - Large effusion ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... , traction for long ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... for hemoglobin level ... #Shock #Management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Cryptogenic Organizing ... Cough, dyspnea, fever ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... blood glucose level ... Antiepileptic Drug (AED) level ... #neurology #pediatrics ... #peds #algorithm
Patients with CHD are exceptionally sensitive to the effects of bronchiolitis on their volume status
Four principles
blood flow to the lungs ... heart to improve pulmonary ... it most, even if ... #Management #Peds ... #Pediatrics #CHD
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Amiodarone half life ... exudative pleural effusions ... Fever 4. ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Neonate

WHY CPAP? 
• Maintain airway patency 
• Helps avoid alveoli
wall • Improves lung ... abdominal distension if ... CPAP #Neonate #Management ... #ABCs #ABCDE #Peds ... #Pediatrics