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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... irregular lines, nodular ... , cavities • HRCT ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... edema) • COPD ... deformity (facial trauma ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
associated with COPD ... hyperexpansion of the lungs ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #Video #Clinical ... #Paradoxical #Respiratory
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
centrilobular nodules ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... : • HRCT (high-resolution
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... cause such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
chest CT in a lobular ... , HP, COP https ... Attenuation #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... consistent with pulmonary ... lobar collapse, lung ... nodules ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
nodules and masses ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... • Reticular + Nodular ... confirmatory findings on HRCT ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP
Lung Hernia (Sibson Hernia) on physical exam due to a traumatic chest injury.

Sibson Hernia is a
noted after chest trauma ... surgery or certain pulmonary ... #clinical #video ... #thoracic #trauma ... #physicalexam #respiratory