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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
BOOP • Type of ... : • CXR: Peripheral ... Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... Pneumonia Treatment ... #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... respond to the treatment ... OP is organizing ... The old name is BOOP ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... the differential diagnosis ... of organizing pneumonia ... also known as BOOP ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR ... #ChestXRay
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
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... Management ● Early resuscitation ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... aggressive fluid resuscitation ... Yield of blood CX ... cultures/nasal PCR ... #CAP #Diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... , organizing pneumonia ... interstitial pneumonitis, organizing ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... macrophages Treatment