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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... irregular lines, nodular ... Transaminases • UA ... • CTD workup: ANA ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Low Attenuation Nodular ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonia, COP ... , Chronic Eos PNA ... Sarcoidosis, NSIP, COP ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
chest CT in a lobular ... BO, CTEPH, PJP, CEP ... , HP, COP https ... Attenuation #CT #Lung ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
granulosus, Taenia solium ... viruses: Cox sackie ... immunodeficiency virus-1 DNA ... phosphorus, arsenic, sodium ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
rate + Normal CRP ... Erythematous, macular ... Clinical Features: Lungs ... hemorrhage • Shrinking lung ... and leukemia • Lung
Atoll Sign (Reverse-Halo Sign) on Chest CT
 • Central GGO surrounded by a crescentic or circumferential
consolidation • DDx: COP ... LG, GPA, lipoid pna ... Halo #Sign #CT #Lung ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Organizing pneumonia (OP ... in fact this is nodular ... interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
Endocarditis on POCUS ... frequently have lung ... emboli (see CT cor ... #Endocarditis #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology