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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... : • CXR: Peripheral ... Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
• Infectious Causes ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Dermatomyositis, Lung ... granulomatosis, Cryptogenic organizing ... embolism, Lipid
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... caused by streptococcus ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pulmonary Diseases - Pneumonia ... - Pulmonary Embolism ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
The differential diagnostic ... most important diagnoses ... listed in the table ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... - Lung neoplasms ... diseases like organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
point (hard to ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... sliding Pulmonary Embolism ... #differential #diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Organizing pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR