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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
some diseases can ... respond to the treatment ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Males=Females SIGNS ... misdiagnosed as CAP ... DIAGNOSTICS: Clinical ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... Pneumonia Signs ... Obtain in severe CAP ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
reversed halo sign ... adenocarcinoma in situ; COP ... ; PZ, pulmonary ... immunedeficiency syndrome ... #Radiology #RHS
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
knees, shoulders Signs ... factor) • anti-CCP ... than RF • ESR/CRP ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP ... mycobacteria Treatment
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... Coli, but can also ... clostridium, klebsiella pneumoniae ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound ... data • Early treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
NSIP), organizing pneumonia ... (COP), adult respiratory ... distress syndrome ... and pulmonary hemorrhage ... #Clinical #Radiology