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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
organizing pneumonia (OP ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
chronic consolidation ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Acute #Chronic
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... or chronic illness ... between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Eos PNA • Chronic ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonia, COP ... , Chronic Eos PNA ... Sarcoidosis, NSIP, COP ... Hemorrhage, Edema • Consolidation
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
citrullinated peptide (CCP ... elderly persons - CCP ... Screening Tests for Acute ... titer, ACE level, CXR ... ANAs • RF and CCP
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