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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... , cavities • HRCT ... studies legionella/strep ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... #BOOP #pulmonary
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... syndrome with multiple ... syndrome (thin ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Correlation #Table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... content of the alveoli ... respond to the treatment ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Pulmonary #CXR
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : 33% • Treatment ... elevated BNP, high CVP ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
be specific for alveolar ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... adult respiratory distress ... syndrome and pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Alveolar proteinosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... syndrome) is rare ... macrophages in alveolar ... confirmatory findings on HRCT ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP
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 ... cough Pleuritic CP
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... to determine if stress ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... 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 ... cough Pleuritic CP