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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
(OP) and chronic ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... also organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
(PLAX view) ... 39 yo M w CP drops ... Non-ischemic EKG, nl CXR ... What's the Diagnosis ... Aortic #Aorta #Echocardiogram
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in OP ... consolidations of OP ... carcinoma, the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Pulmonary Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium • ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
masses. ... the differential diagnosis ... (OP) also known ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
On the left two cases ... The final diagnosis ... (COP). ... this #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... (OP) - multiple ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR