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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Asthma, Asthma-COPD ... Overlap and COPD ... of the type and pattern ... Overlap #FirstLine #Differences ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... respond to the treatment ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP).
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... Damage: • Post-op ... effect following treatment
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... idiopathic or cryptogenic ... realise, that these patterns ... of NSIP, UIP, OP
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
The first (top left ... Note the difference ... The second (top ... fine reticular pattern ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD