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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... - Imaging: • CXR ... : Peripheral distribution ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... #Pneumonia #COP
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
the pattern of distribution ... lobar pneumonia caused ... pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... bronchoalveolar carcinoma ... pneumonia (OP) ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
and peripheral distribution ... was cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... Bronchoalveolar carcinoma ... #COP #Cryptogenic
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) ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
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
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... high-resolution chest ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Direct/indirect chest ... vascular disease, carcinoid ... muscles apically and laterally ... , long-standing ... , hypertrophic CMP
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
PLAX) 57yo M with chest ... negative ECG, CXR ... Post-op course initially ... well, then 4mo later ... #Mass #Cancer #Carcinoma
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Contents seen on Lung ... Patient had CXR ... gastric contents in chest ... This case again ... contents within chest