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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Diagnosis: • Lung ... Treatment: • ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... - Lung neoplasms ... post-infection diseases ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
content of the alveoli ... respond to the treatment ... The old name is ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
borders in the left lung ... some alveoli will ... , TB and lung cancer ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
features of COVID-19 pneumonia ... Lung CT: - Thickened ... progress of the disease ... infection; alveolar ... fibrosis #COVID19 #pneumonia
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... areas of the lung ... After treatment ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... bleeding into the alveoli ... On the CT we can ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... are usually very ill ... one month after treatment ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant