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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
• Labs: CBC, cr ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy ... , biopsy By Tess
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... ischemic changes CXR ... Acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
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
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Air-Fluid Level on Chest ... latent TB s/p treatment ... and pleuritic chest ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... CT Lung Abscess ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome – ARDS ... : Clinical Cheat ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : 33% • Treatment ... of (Acute resp distress ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Syndrome (ARDS) ... week of a known clinical ... be present on a chest ... computed tomographic (CT ... #Syndrome #Berlin
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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CT • Parallel, ... ABPA Kartagener's syndrome ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Calcification (seen in CT ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled ... #pulmonary