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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Diagnosis: ... Treatment: • ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
- Diagnosis and ... Management Pneumonia ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
inoculation • Clinical ... resembles community-acquired ... pneumonia with ... • Management ... #management #summary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... was admitted for pneumonia ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... disease • Liver ... severe community-acquired ... infections: Pneumonia ... #management
5-Oxoprolinuria
What is it:
 • Aka pyroglutamic acidosis, Intermediate in γ-glutamyl cycle
 • Amino acid transport and
oxoprolinase • Acquired ... deficiency) • Liver ... high index of clinical ... Oxoprolinuria #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... Example is acquired ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary