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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... DDX: • CAP, ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... called cryptogenic (COP ... The old name is ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... Pneumonia Signs ... Obtain in severe CAP ... Pseudomonas) • Severe CAP ... #CAP #Diagnosis
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
This patient had fever ... to multifocal ill-defined ... be caused by many ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Fever 4. ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Conduct Disorder (CD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >3 symptoms present in the past
developmental level ... individual is >18 years old ... cause serious harm ... house, building or car ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
• Labs: CBC, CMP ... , TSH, ESR, CRP ... Endoscopy (Flex Sig ... Colitis #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #IBD
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... bleeding often from a liver ... #Radiology #CTChest