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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... - Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Treatment: • ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
infections an abscess ... be seen on the chest ... one month after treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... aeruginosa Clinical ... Yield of blood CX ... in adults with clinically ... #treatment #Pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... ventilated • CXR ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
On a normal lateral ... chest film the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
anterior part of the chest ... The pneumonia does ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... we will discuss later ... paravertebral abscess ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management