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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Asthma • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD ... Pulmonary - Other • Anemia
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Infections • Malignancy ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... Serositis: • Pleural ... enteropathy, and diffuse ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
and exudative pleural ... • Patchy or diffuse ... embolism - Malignancy ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP