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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
that affects the distal ... - Imaging: • CXR ... - Diagnosis: ... Treatment: • Mild ... #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
Approach to the diagnosis ... cHP = chronic hypersensitivity ... tomography; UIP = usual ... interstitial pneumonia ... algorithm #HP #ILD
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... OP: organizing pneumonia ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis of CHF - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of combined Lung Ultrasound
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis ... of CHF - Visual ... Abstract What is ... 20.9 - LR- 0.07 CXR ... heart #failure #POCUS
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... complete respiratory viral
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... involvement of the lung ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... the differential diagnosis ... (OP) also known ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... heart failure, COPD ... , Lung cancer, Primary ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... - Lung neoplasms ... (OP) or chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR