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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
other interstitial pneumonias ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
nodular pattern. 1. ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Differential
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
limitation (GOLD Ill ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... panel) • Alpha 1 ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment
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 ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... • Clinical Manifestations ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... including: 1. ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... macrophages Treatment ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
AM stiffness, >1 ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... exam and imaging Treatment ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... throughout the whole lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... • Acute lupus pneumonitis ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1,