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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... Rare: pleural effusions ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Granulomatous ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Diseases (ILD) ... pneumonia (NSIP), Cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... • Vasculitis: Granulomatosis ... , Eosinophilic granulomatosis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
ventilation to perfusion ... the apices thus granulomatous ... elimination of CO2 ... pneumonia • Granulomatous ... Bronchocentric granulomatosis
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Mismatch • Airway Disease ... (Asthma, COPD) ... • Parenchymal Disease ... • Interstitial lung ... disease • Pulmonary
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Foreign Body Airway Disease ... : Asthma, COPD, ... organ/systemic disease ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... Dz, Malignant effusion
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
: Interstitial lung ... diseases, pulmonary ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... bypassing the lungs
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
(eosinophilic granulomatosis ... life-threatening diseases ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... sparing of the lung
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Diseases • Acute ... • Eosinophilic granulomatosis ... similar to AEP or CEP ... #Eosinophilic #Lung
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
small pleural effusions ... exclusion of other diseases ... the diagnosis of cryptogenic ... Radiology #CTChest #COP ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... • Pleuritic CP ... angioinvasive disease ... Rhabdomyolysis (rare) Co-MRSA ... pneumonia, pleural effusion