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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... other interstitial pneumonias ... modular opacities, bronchial
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Foreign body, Bronchial ... cough, Bacterial pneumonia
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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, pneumoliths, bronchial ... calculi • Bronchial ... • Recurrent pneumonia ... obscured by overlying bronchial ... Hypertrophied Bronchial
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... Management Pneumonia ... (LR+ 3.0) • Bronchial ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... • Chlamydia pneumoniae
Air Bronchograms in Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound

Extreme shortness of breath... pretty easy to appreciate this large
Bronchograms in Pneumonia ... appreciate this large pneumonia ... distribution of large bronchi ... #Bronchograms #Pneumonia
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... breath sounds, Bronchial ... Community #Acquired #Pneumonia
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
. - Bronchial wall ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... Cryptogenic #Organizing #Pneumonia
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
that surround the bronchi ... more dense, the bronchi ... in Klebsiella pneumoniae ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... with obstructive pneumonia
Pneumonia! With dynamic air bronchograms, lung hepatization, and multiple B-lines
40ish yo M presents with AMS and
Pneumonia! ... sparkle) within the bronchi ... It suggests pneumonia ... ChrisKumetz #Pneumonia
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
the esophagus, bronchi ... Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia ... - Pneumonia,