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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... studies legionella/strep ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... reach the terminal alveoli ... taken up by the alveolar ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... #Abscess #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
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... reach the terminal alveoli ... taken up by the alveolar ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Treatment
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... diseased areas of the lung ... After treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... acute respiratory distress ... syndrome) is rare ... macrophages in alveolar ... macrophages Treatment
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
be specific for alveolar ... adult respiratory distress ... syndrome and pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AlveolarProteinosis #Alveolar
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... characterized by diffuse alveolar ... acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... #Clinical #Radiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... presence in the lower lung ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... the left heart TREATMENT ... only definitive treatment