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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... for Pulmonary Renal ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... resolution chest CT ... #nephrology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Calculus AXR ... Non-contrast CT ... retroperitoneal disease CT-KUB ... lower dose than a CT-based ... #Radiology #Diagnosis
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
fracture heals, the callus ... Sometimes a CT is ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture ... #Callus #Pseudotumor
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Differential Diagnosis ... thyroid, melanoma, renal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
intraparenchymal pulmonary ... confirmed the diagnosis ... average age at diagnosis ... #CT #wedge #biopsy ... #NEJM
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... ± tocilizumab; call ... , hypotension, renal ... failure, pulmonary
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... Biopsy of the lung ... with the use of video-assisted ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #