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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
6th decades of life ... - Diagnosis: ... workup: ANA, RF ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #management
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
CHD, congenital ... disease; LFT, liver ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Pulmonary ... #Hypertension #Workup
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... It's usually low if ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... CBC, vitamin D level ... stain and culture if ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
-6th decade of life ... Cough, dyspnea, fever ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Asthma • COPD ... • Pneumonia ... • CHF • Pneumothorax ... • Temperature/FEVER
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... (OP) - multiple ... with low oxygen level ... be more obvious if ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
pulse oximeter causes ... for any MetHb level ... of O2 delivery (i.e ... CHF, pneumonia, ... COPD, anemia) #
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... healthy pt with fever ... travel hx, home meds ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose