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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
19 Findings on Lung ... line thickening ... patients with pulmonary ... GrauSegura #COVID19 #Lung ... #ultrasound #POCUS
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
features of COVID-19 pneumonia ... and effusion - Pulmonary ... line thickening ... patients with pulmonary ... ChestCT #Ultrasound #POCUS
RHEUMATOID LUNG DISEASE:
•	RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD).
•	Pleural disease (pleural thickening/effusions).
•	Airway disease (Both upper & lower airway).
•	Rheumatoid
disease (RA-ILD ... • Pleural disease ... (pleural thickening ... Vasculitis • Pneumonia ... Pulmonary function
COVID-19 Lung POCUS 

This is a POCUS of a patient with COVID-19.
No prior pulmonary disease; had
COVID-19 Lung POCUS ... No prior pulmonary ... disease; had mild ... US: Irregular pleural ... Ultrasound #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
community-acquired pneumonia ... patterns, small pleural ... presentation of TB, lung ... Diagnosis • Management ... - Mild to
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... and exudative pleural ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... #diagnosis #management
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
tuberculosis, necrotizing pneumonia ... especially in penetrating ... thoracentesis, pleural ... #pneumothorax #POCUS ... #pulmonary #lung
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... thickening or effusion ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
The Disease: • Pulmonary ... Acute / Chronic Pneumonia ... adjacent to the focus ... preparations of sputum, pleural ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management