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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long ... of chronic consolidation ... caused by Streptcoccus ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #AirBronchogram
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
that present with consolidation ... caused by streptococcus ... called cryptogenic (COP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... (OP) or chronic ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... : - Consolidation ... - Supleural Consolidations ... pleura in severe cases ... sliding COPD or
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic CP ... dyspnea • Lobar consolidation ... Rhabdomyolysis (rare) Co-MRSA ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... with multifocal consolidations ... multiple ill-defined masses ... (OP) also known ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
COVID-19 - Subpleural Consolidations on Lung POCUS

Doing daily POCUS LUS for ICU COVID-19 patients in Singapore
on Lung POCUS ... of B lines are co-relate ... valuable PPEs, reduce CXRs ... #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #POCUS
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
heart failure, COPD ... , Lung cancer, Primary ... in particular) Evaluation ... : Imaging (CXR ... workup #diagnosis #evaluation