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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• formerly BOOP ... - Imaging: • CXR ... , Diffuse alveolar ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... - Lung neoplasms ... are so small and diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
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 BOOP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
diffuse, inflammatory ... to increased pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... alveolar hemorrhage ... (DAH) • Diffuse ... sparing of the lung ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
disease, i.e. fluid ... areas of the lung ... dyspnoe due to acute ... After treatment ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... macrophages in alveolar ... • Patchy or diffuse