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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Definition: Diffuse ... erythematosus, Rheumatoid arthritis ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... (diffuse infiltrates ... high resolution chest
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... Consolidation - Lobar ... consolidation - Diffuse ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... mm) nodules • Diffusely ... process or (rarely) diffuse ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... Consolidation - Lobar ... Innumerable, bilateral, diffusely ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Lobar #Diffuse
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... Neoplasm with lobar ... are so small and diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis ... Bulbar- 15%: Dysphagia ... life-threatening Differential ... Imaging - CT Chest ... immunologic assay - MuSK
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... anterior/posterior MSK