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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Framework • Fear ... and Anxiety • Pleural ... Effusion • Ascites ... • COPD • Hypothyroidism ... Edema • Severe Pneumonia
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... effusion - Reduced ... lung sliding COPD
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
and exudative pleural ... effusions • Acute ... - Pulmonary ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... thickening or effusion ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
function tests - Ultrasound ... needed to exclude effusion ... COPD/asthma or adrenal ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Influenza #Checklist #Management