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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... chest to evaluate ... • Bronchoscopy ... CT ... diagnosis #management #treatment
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... : Lymphangitic Carcinoma ... Consolidation: Pus ... Blood, Water, Tumor ... #radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Pus - exsudate ... - Cells - tumor ... respond to the treatment ... bronchoalveolar carcinoma ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... antibiotics TLS (tumor-lysis ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
tomography of the chest ... pneumothorax and diffuse ... intraparenchymal pulmonary ... and melanocytic markers ... #CT #wedge #biopsy