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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... seen • Chest CT ... - Neoplasm, or hemorrhage ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage ... Fever, Hematuria, Hemoptysis ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... resolution chest CT ... BAL → confirm DAH
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
lung opacities, ... hemoptysis, anemia ... • Chest CT scan ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
hemorrhage (DAH ... : pulmonary hemorrhage ... Other tests: • CT ... sparing of the lung ... #diagnosis #management