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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... - Imaging: • CXR ... - Diagnosis: ... , Chronic eosinophilia ... #management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... (OP) and chronic ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... #Pulmonary #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... Neoplasm with lobar ... (OP) or chronic ... proteinaceous material ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Chronic alcoholism ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... #Management #Signs
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
*Chronic HFrEF may ... Chest x-ray: signs ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
to demonstrate bilateral ... Screening Tests for Acute ... titer, ACE level, CXR ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... (to support a diagnosis