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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: • ... #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
instance a lobar pneumonia ... streptococcus pneumoniae ... are organizing pneumonia ... is organizing pneumonia ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
this patient have pneumonia ... Diagnosis is generally ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... Management Pneumonia ... radiograph or CT ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... #Pulmonary #Community
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... infection (Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... Chlamydophila pneumoniae ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae ... Exam, CXR, ENT ... exam, CT sinus ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... #Streptocccus #Pneumoniae
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... Pneumonia • Anaerobic
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
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
consolidation (i.e. pneumonia ... have multifocal pneumonia ... on CXR/CT imaging ... #Shred #sign #pneumonia ... #clinical #photo
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR