7 results
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... , pleural thickening ... lymphoma, Diffuse ... #BOOP #pulmonary
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... the nodules are diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... MultipleNodules #Nodules #Differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Miliary Pattern ... mm) nodules • Diffusely ... throughout the lungs ... diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
pathology: • Blood: diffuse ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... atelectasis • Lung ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... are so small and diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... cysts abutting pleura ... LCDD, SS Cyst pattern ... Disease #DCLD #pulmonary ... #differential