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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
pneumonia • formerly BOOP ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... studies legionella/strep ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation Steps ... - Differential Diagnosis ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... lung disease (COPD
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... asymmetric arm BP ... Elevated ESR and CRP ... tract, and often causes ... disease, and ocular
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
acute respiratory distress ... syndrome) is rare ... • Reticular + Nodular ... Exclude other causes ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP
Bladder outlet obstruction (BOO)

Functional obstruction may be caused by detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia (DSD), either at the level
associated with pain syndromes ... histopathologically the nodular ... of symptoms is critical ... of BOO and stems ... scenario, or when a diagnosis