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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... 6th decades of life ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... sliding COPD or ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
on Lung POCUS ... POCUS lung exam ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #ultrasound
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
on Lung POCUS ... , asthma, COPD and ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... #BLines #Lung # ... POCUS #pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... CBC, vitamin D level ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... newly diagnosed COPD ... MatthewHoMD #COPD
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Categorize into COPD ... EXACERBATIONS COPD ... pharmacotherapy of COPD ... patients with COPD
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
- Doxycycline if ... Shock Structural lung ... disease (severe COPD ... Linezolid 1 st line ... #Coverage #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 ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
POCUS A young ... , copd, ptx). ... #POCUS #Sliding ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #Labeled #Pulmonary
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
durations for first line ... exacerbation of COPD ... further 7 days if ... days • Scarlet fever ... #Antibiotics #management