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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
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... heart failure, COPD ... , Lung cancer, Primary ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... /- High res CT chest
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... • Labs: CBC, cr ... anti-GBM ab, ANA, C3, C4 ... , anti-CCPCXR ... high resolution chest
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Disease by CD4 ... Count: Any CD4 ... • Pleuritic CP ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... proteinaceous material ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
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 ... sparing of the lung ... hematuria, RBC casts