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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
must be located anteriorly ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #Lingula ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... An acute reticular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Acute #Interstitial ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... This was an acute ... lobar pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... ) Obtain workup ... ventilated • CXR ... AECOPD #Algorithm #Management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
(OP) and chronic ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... (OP) or chronic ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Acute ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... heart failure, COPD ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Blood and sputum cx ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
excludes eosinophilic pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... (OP) also known ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae ... common cause of: CAP ... Physical Exam, CXR ... #Streptocccus #Pneumoniae ... microbiology #diagnosis #management