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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
other interstitial pneumonias ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... hemorrhage • Treatment
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... four patterns. 1- ... or multifocal ill-defined ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
limitation (GOLD Ill ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... panel) • Alpha 1 ... #Exacerbation #treatment
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... #Reticular #ILD
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
abnormality includes an old ... her history of treatment ... oleothorax — a treatment ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology ... #CXR #Oleothorax
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
-1 and IL-6, leading ... rash) • Heart, lung ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... starting amiodarone treatment ... including: 1. ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... macrophages Treatment
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... • Acute lupus pneumonitis ... CNS • Headache, mild ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1,
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
MR was only mild ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... Long chronic severe ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus