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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... : • CXR: Peripheral ... other processes Workup ... #Pneumonia #COP ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
the diagnosis of organizing ... pneumonia (OP) ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Distribution #Organizing ... #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... diseases like organizing ... pneumonia (OP) ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... history Initial Work-up ... pts a CBC and CMP ... get an EKG and CXR