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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... Pneumonia - Clinical ... decades of life • History ... , cavities • HRCT ... #Pneumonia #COP
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
in cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Differential #Table ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
#Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #LowAttenuation ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
cysts; smoking history ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #LowAttenuation ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... lymphoid interstitial pneumonia ... OP: organizing pneumonia ... #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 ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... several month history ... pneumonia (OP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... nodular interstitial lung ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Take a thorough history ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Medical history ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung