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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Transaminases • UA ... • CTD workup: ANA ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Treat underlying cause ... : • Causes can ... pain, primary lung ... promoting passive sodium ... osmolality < 538 AND UNa
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
Treat underlying cause ... Pain, Primary lung ... administered • This can cause ... promoting passive sodium ... osmolality < 538 AND UNa
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... pulm edema not PNA ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
carcinoma of the lung ... e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes ... #Sodium
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... pleura in severe cases ... sliding COPD or ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... viruses: Cox sackie ... more commonly cause ... phosphorus, arsenic, sodium ... #Myocarditis #Causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
carcinoid, Mets), COPD ... TB, Necrotizing PNA ... Malignancy: Primary lung ... Postprocedural, Lung ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic CP ... consolidation or nodular ... Legionella: • Nausea ... Rhabdomyolysis (rare) Co-MRSA ... factor • May cause