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Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL ... Dyspnea+, Pleuritic Chest
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Pleuritic chest ... macrophages in the BAL ... reticular opacities on chest ... ↑ ESR, CRP BAL ... Eosinophilia • Normal BAL
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
high resolution chest ... Bronchoscopy with serial BAL
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL ... middle lobe and a BAL ... concern (guided by chest ... saline for the BAL ... Bronchoalveolar #Lavage #BAL
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
hemoptysis, anemia • Chest ... Bronchoscopy + BAL
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT chest ... typically seen on chest ... • BAL reveals
Bronchopneumonia Consolidation Pattern on Chest X-Ray

Patchy areas of consolidation that may be initially limited to one
Consolidation Pattern on Chest ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... Consolidation #Pattern #Chest
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
Garland Triad on Chest ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... Garland #Triad #Chest
Chest Tube Drainage System - Chambers and Functionality
Clamp: simulates NO chest tube in at all
Chamber 1:
Chest Tube Drainage ... : simulates NO chest ... seal - small ball ... StanfordChiefs #Chest
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
Assessment of Chest ... assessment of Chest ... • If a chest tube ... is mal-positioned ... the indicator ball