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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... decades of life • History ... - Imaging: • CXR ... , cavities • HRCT ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
unknown cause and ... listed in the table ... on HRCT and histology ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
The final diagnosis ... the HRCT findings ... will be other signs ... look like this #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
findings. ... (OP) - multiple ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... : • HRCT (high-resolution ... #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... finding) ... • Natural history ... #Management #Signs
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... physical exam findings ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary