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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 ... , cavities • HRCT ... - Diagnosis: ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
, asthma, COPD and ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... @MCW_EM_US #ALines ... #BLines #Lung # ... #clinical #comparison
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
Chronic Obstructive Lung ... mMRC: modified Medical ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... GOLD2011 #GOLD2017 #History ... #Comparison #Staging
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... , pulmonary congestion ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... OP: organizing pneumonia ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... similar to AEP or CEP ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... elimination of CO2 ... pneumoconioses: - Hard metal ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
on the images alone ... Lobar pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... The differential diagnosis ... interface—this pattern of medial ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary