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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
distal bronchioles, alveolar ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... , Diffuse alveolar ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Non-Resolving Pneumonias ... - Alveolar proteinosis ... Others: - Pulmonary ... infarction/PE, CHF ... #NonResolving #Pneumonia
Pulmonary Complications Following Stem Cell Transplant

For patients in the pre- engraftment period (day 0-30):
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Pulmonary
transplant) - Diffuse alveolar ... - Idiopathic pneumonia ... - Idiopathic pneumonia ... - Organizing pneumonia ... alveolar proteinosis
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... like organizing pneumonia ... filling of the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Pleuritis • Alveoli ... : - CHF - Pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
content of the alveoli ... diseases can have more ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
AlveoliPneumonia ... • Neoplasm Pulmonary ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... • Sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Vessels • Pulmonary
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Age-Adjusted Gradient • Alveolar ... Atelectasis, ARDS, Pneumonia ... and more • V/ ... Interstitial Disease and more ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Interstitial Edema, Alveolar ... Edema, Hemorrhage, Pneumonia ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonia ... Crazy Paving: Alveolar ... #radiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
alveolar proteinosis ... Pyogenic bacterial pneumonia ... cancer, Organizing pneumonia ... Pyogenic bacterial pneumonia ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology