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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... studies legionella/strep ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
pneumonia (NSIP), Cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
Complications - Differential ... • Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (RDS) ... • Chronic Lung ... Disease (CLD)
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... sliding COPD or ... #differential #
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... syndrome) is rare ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... #diagnosis #management
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
acidosis is very mild ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare #foamed
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential