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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... - Diagnosis: ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... respond to the treatment ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... Exam, CXR, ENT ... exam, CT sinus ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... ventilated • CXR ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... radiograph or CT ... Yield of blood CX ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Community
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... heart failure, COPD ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... : Clinical diagnosis ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Differential Diagnosis ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... Lobar pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR