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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP
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 #
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Management of Acute ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... of AECOPD: • Clinical
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... , inflammatory lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
POCUS 96 yrs old ... 3 wks ago for CAP ... CXR with consolidation ... COVID19 #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... - Lung neoplasms ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... proteinaceous material ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
factor) • anti-CCP ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... ideally limit for acute ... Certolizumab, Golimumab), IL
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... - Bilateral ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... the differential diagnosis ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... ↓Antithrombin Ill ... • Ultrasound = ... Support - Critical