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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... #BOOP #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... moderate-to-severe cases ... Physical stigmata of cor ... mycobacteria Treatment
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
lobar pneumonia caused ... respond to the treatment ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
: UA, Urine protein ... EGPA • ESR and CRP ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
non-perfused vessels and causes ... In daily clinical ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... and other non-pulmonary ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Radiology #CXR
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... Cast formation: ... #treatment #nephrology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... elevated BNP, high CVP ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
aeruginosa Clinical ... Blood cultures - Urine ... Yield of blood CX ... in adults with clinically ... #Pulmonary #Community
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... In many cases you ... suspect UIP on the CXR ... Here a CXR with ... #Clinical #Radiology