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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP ... #management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
lobar pneumonia caused ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Pulmonary #CXR
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
The findings in ... in the former case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... findings. ... between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... about imaging findings ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
masses. ... dealing with the differential ... The lab-findings ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... #CXR #Peripheral
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP ... #differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA • ESR and CRP ... FINDINGS: • AAV ... Goodpasture's cause ... of DAH) RENAL FINDINGS ... #diagnosis #management
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
there is a broad differential ... immunocompromised patient PCP ... would be on top ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD