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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... bronchial wall thickening ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
reflection) Pneumonia ... effusion - Reduced ... sliding COPD or ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Pericardial • Effusion ... EffusionsPleural ... Thickening/Masses ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... • ARDS • COPD
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... #Thickening #COVID19 ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #Effusion
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
One-page resource for Lung ... POCUS in COVID19 ... lesions on CT - pleural ... effusions uncommon ... #coronavirus #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Interstitial lung ... disease • Pulmonary ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... SEPTAL THICKENING ... Aspergillosis PLEURAL ... EFFUSION - Bacterial ... #Lung #Infections
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • Pleuritic CP ... Rhabdomyolysis (rare) Co-MRSA ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
19 Findings on Lung ... effusion is rare ... line thickening ... patients with pulmonary ... #ultrasound #POCUS
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Effusion on Lung ... POCUS You are ... off) bleeding on top ... #Effusion #Lung ... #POCUS #Pulmonary