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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... ANCA-positive vasculitis ... (Eosinophilic granulomatosis ... • CXR (diffuse ... #differential #diagnosis
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Disease: Asthma, COPD ... CHF, Autoimmune Vasculitis ... mycobacterial), Eosinophilic ... #Differential #Algorithm
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- BMP, cap, CBC ... Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... Glomerulonephritis or vasculitis ... AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
the differential diagnosis ... There was no eosinophilia ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... ) and chronic eosinophilic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... purpura: Strong sign ... Elevated ESR and CRP ... progressive) EGPA (Eosinophilic ... Polyangiitis): • Eosinophilia
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... clinical context and signs ... Glomerulonephritis / Vasculits ... Interstitial nephritis: eosinophilia
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
The final diagnosis ... In chronic eosinophilic ... will be other signs ... this #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... ) or chronic eosinophilic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
Differential diagnosis ... reversed halo sign ... adenocarcinoma in situ; COP ... #Radiology #RHS ... #Differential #Algorithm