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Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH) Diagnosis Algorithm
- Hemoptysis, Alveolar Infiltrates and Anemia

BWH Medicine Residency @BrighamMedRes

#Diffuse #Alveolar #Hemorrhage
Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH ... ) Diagnosis Algorithm ... Alveolar #Hemorrhage #DAH ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
multiplex WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS ... multiplex/neuropathy Diagnosis ... alveolar hemorrhage (DAH ... laden macrophages (diagnostic ... #differential #diagnosis
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Diagnosis and Management ... Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH ... capillaries Positive Diagnosis ... of DAH: • DAH ... #Diagnosis #Management
Amiodarone-Induced Lung Iniurv (AILI) - Timeline
Hours to days (peri-procedurally): ARDS
Days to months: DAH
Weeks: Eosinophilic pneumonia
Weeks to
Days to months: DAH ... Timeline #pulmonary #diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
severe • Rare: DAH ... opacities • Diagnosis ... • Differential Diagnosis ... (sepsis), PE, DAH ... Syndrome #APML #diagnosis
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH ... lung sliding) Diagnostics ... Hypoxia #Workup #diagnosis
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
- Differential Diagnosis ... alveolar hemorrhage (DAH ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... BAL → confirm DAH ... #differential #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Dose ≥ 400 mg per day ... pneumonia, ARDS, DAH ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... suggestive but not diagnostic ... Toxicity #Pulmonary #diagnosis
Diabetes Insipidus vs Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH (SIADH) - Comparison Table

Diabetes Insipidus - Inadequate ADH
SIADH -
Inappropriate ADH ... Insipidus - Inadequate ADH ... SIADH - Excess ADH ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis