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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... - Imaging: • CXR ... pattern, irregular lines ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
lungs, asthma, COPD ... @MCW_EM_US #ALines ... #BLines #Lung # ... POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
/lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Lung POCUS: Irregular pleural line with patchy B-lines. Seen in viral (including COVID19) and bacterial pneumonia.
pleural line with ... patchy B-lines. ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Lung POCUS: Irregular, thickened pleural line with diffuse B-lines and subpleural consolidation.  Seen in viral
thickened pleural line ... with diffuse B-lines ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
2 after COVID diagnosis ... thickened pleural line ... & basal b-lines ... #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... lung sliding COPD ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... based on three lines ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... #Pulmonolary
Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound looks like this: 
A-lines replaced by B-lines in an irregular stepladder appearance
like this: A-lines ... replaced by B-lines ... #ShredSign #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Lung Ultrasound ... for Diagnosing Pneumonia ... Midclavicular line ... Peds #EM #PICU #POCUS ... Technique #Zones #ALiEM