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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 ... of PRS: Biopsy ... CT
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... imaging, nonsurgical biopsy ... transthoracic needle biopsy ... transthoracic needle biopsy ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... diffuse inhalational injury ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... CXR #clinical #CT
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy ... out infection, biopsy ... #differential #diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Serum Copper • Chest ... (diagnostic for ... variants) - LN biopsy ... Routine bone marrow biopsy ... Hodgkins #lymphoma #diagnosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
tomography of the chest ... confirmed the diagnosis ... average age at diagnosis ... LAM #radiology #CT ... #NEJM
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Loss of weight • Chest ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
angiography of the chest ... iatrogenic arterial injury ... successfully with chest-tube ... Hemothorax #CXR #CT ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Dyspnea, • Chest ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Imaging, high res CT ... washings, Lung biopsy ... #differential #diagnosis
Here we see a CT-image.
The azygoesophageal recess is displaced by lymph nodes that compress the left
Here we see a CT-image ... The final diagnosis ... made through a biopsy ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest