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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... : • CXR: Peripheral ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... • Moderate: oral
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... reflection) Pneumonia ... in severe cases ... bilateral B-lines - Normal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... lab-findings were normal ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Distribution #Organizing
COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS

Spot the difference. 2 pts presenting with nearly same symptoms. Left COVID
Left COVID pneumonia ... spared areas, pleural ... lines due to other causes ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... Bronchoalveolar cancer, Organizing ... P.jiroveci • Normal
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
, organizing pneumonia ... and exudative pleural ... interstitial pneumonitis, organizing ... Exclude other causes ... Eosinophilia • Normal
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Usual interstitial pneumonia ... Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung