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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 ... out infection, biopsy
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Serum Copper • Chest ... Excisional lymph node biopsy ... variants) - LN biopsy ... Routine bone marrow biopsy ... physical exam, CT
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... diffuse inhalational injury ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
angiography of the chest ... iatrogenic arterial injury ... Radiology #Hemothorax #CXR ... #CT #Angiogram ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
) pericarditic chest ... and white blood cell ... imaging technique (CT ... CMR).
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
quantify renal injury ... Other tests: • CT ... chest to evaluate ... Diagnosis of PRS: Biopsy ... CT
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
tomography of the chest ... Spindle cells coexpressing ... LAM #radiology #CT ... #wedge #biopsy ... #NEJM
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
• Pleuritic chest ... Total white blood cell ... count < 4,000 cells ... radiograph or CT ... Yield of blood CX
Splenosis Mimicking Cancer - radiograph of the chest showed nodularity along the left hemidiaphragm (Panel A,
radiograph of the chest ... B, arrows) as well ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CT #Splenosis ... #Heterotopic #NEJM
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
The CT-image is ... made based on biopsy ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Hodgkins