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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... Rare: pleural effusions ... DDX: • CAP, ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Anion gap? ... : Anion Gap (AG ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD,
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... Xray and POCUS ... #CXR #Comparison ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
: Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... hypoxemia • Causes: Pneumonia ... , asthma, COPD, ... bypassing the lungs
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Possible bilateral effusion ... sliding COPD or ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound (POCUS)

Multilobar pneumonia is an independent risk factor for increased mortality in CAP.

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Pneumonia on Lung ... Ultrasound (POCUS ... increased mortality in CAP ... #clinical #pocus ... #pulmonary
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
bronchoscopic and surgical treatments ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... disease (COPD). ... are approved for clinical ... outcomes or comparison
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... Obtain in severe CAP ... Pseudomonas) • Severe CAP ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Community
Lung POCUS: Large echogenic right parapneumonic effusion in patient with bacterial pneumonia/sepsis. Phased array probe used.

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Lung POCUS: Large ... parapneumonic effusion ... with bacterial pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... misdiagnosed as CAP ... DIAGNOSTICS: Clinical ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #pulmonary