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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Definition: Diffuse ... high resolution chest ... out infection, biopsy ... #differential #
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... Radiology • Miliary ... thyroid, melanoma, renal ... #Radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... Other tests: • CT chest ... Diagnosis of PRS: Biopsy ... ground glass or consolidative ... #differential #
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
tomography of the chest ... pneumothorax and diffuse ... intraparenchymal pulmonary ... diagnosis in the late 30s ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #radiology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... SLE • Kidney biopsy