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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... • Secondary OP ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
lobar pneumonia caused ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #CXR #Consolidation
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
and chronic consolidation ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... proteinaceous material ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Barrel Chest Appearance on Lateral Chest Xray
Typically seen in the setting of chronic air-trapping in COPD

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Barrel Chest Appearance ... on Lateral Chest ... air-trapping in COPD ... #Chest #Xray #CXR ... #pulmonary
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... peripheral consolidations ... in the former case ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA • ESR and CRP ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... Goodpasture's cause ... ground glass or consolidative ... hematuria, RBC casts
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram ... PLAX) 57yo M with chest ... negative ECG, CXR ... Post-op course initially ... well, then 4mo later
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic CP ... dyspnea • Lobar consolidation ... Rhabdomyolysis (rare) Co-MRSA ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary