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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... - Diagnosis: ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #management
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... Idiopathic pulmonary ... (COP), Respiratory ... Diseases #ILD #diagnosis ... #causes
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
pneumonias (IIPs ... indicates unknown cause ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... caused by streptococcus ... respond to the treatment ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Pleuritic CP ... factor • May cause ... fever, rales, interstitial ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Limitation • Interstitial ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Abnormalities • Chest
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... (OP) - multiple ... this is nodular interstitial ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Lymphocytic or lymphoid interstitial ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... /- High res CT chest ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium ... #Differential #Diagnosis