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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... - Imaging: • CXR ... #Pneumonia #COP ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... The old name is BOOP ... #CXR #Consolidation
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... bronchoalveolar carcinoma ... pneumonia (OP) ... also known as BOOP ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
proteinosis, but later ... Sarcoid - NSIP - Organizing ... pneumonia (COP/ ... BOOP) - Infection ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... bronchoalveolar carcinoma ... diseases like organizing ... pneumonia (OP) ... #CXR #Consolidation
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
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
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... treatment until the chest ... #Abscess #pulmonary
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 ... high-resolution chest ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
eosinophilic pneumonia, organizing ... Pleuritic chest ... reticular opacities on chest ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... #diagnosis #management