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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... Therefore, conditions caused ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
manifestations- Pneumonitis ... lesions • 80% with lung ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
are: ill-defined ... opacity (80% of cases ... opacity due to lung ... There are ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... reticular densities caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... #Reticular #ILD
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... larger ones are ill-defined ... masses. ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology
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
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm in Cancer
UOsm ≥ 100 mOsm/kg = Urine is inappropriately concentrated for hypotonic
Hyponatremia Differential ... losses, CAR-T- and IL ... tumors, brain or lung ... chemotherapy, nausea ... #Differential #
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... (2) The case on ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology