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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... Pneumonia - Clinical ... #Pneumonia #COP ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
bilateral peripheral consolidations ... pneumonia. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
bilateral peripheral consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
pneumonia was made ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... masses. ... pneumonia (OP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Asthma • COPD ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... • ARDS • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
On the left two cases ... was cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... look like this #Clinical ... OrganizingPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Cryptogenic Organizing ... Pneumonia - Illness ... DIAGNOSTICS: Clinical ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... #management #pulmonary