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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... - Clinical manifestations ... History: cough, dyspnea ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic CP ... • Cough, dyspnea ... • CT: Halo sign ... Rhabdomyolysis (rare) Co-MRSA ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Algorithm - GOLD ... increases risk of pneumonia ... higher risk of pneumonia ... #Pulmonary #Algorithm
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

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

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
and Management ... Pneumonia Signs ... • Cough • Dyspnea ... radiograph or CT ... #Pulmonary #Community
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... known or suspected malignant ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... there are any signs ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... seen • Chest CT ... polyangiitis) • Malignancy ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Dyspnea 3. ... - Pulmonary ... embolism - Malignancy ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... #diagnosis #management
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... there are any signs ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Malignant #Management ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... cough Pleuritic CP ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... TB #Diagnosis #Management