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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
: - ANCA-positive ... • Labs: CBC, cr ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... w/ septic pulmonary ... Persistent fever, positive
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... compare hilum position ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... Radiology • Miliary ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest ... CT 47 M with idiopathic ... Fibroelastosis #PPFE #ChestCT ... #radiology #clinical ... #pulmonary #CXR
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
Hampton hump is a radiologic ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Blood cultures are positive ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Calcification (seen in CT ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
Salmonella enterica Aortitis - chest radiograph showed enlargement of the aortic arch, with deviation of the
enterica Aortitis - chest ... tomography of the chest ... collection #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Salmonella ... Enterica #Aortitis #NEJM