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Antibody to renal and alveolar basement membrane
- Intraalveolar Hemorrhage
- Glomerulonephritis
- Pulmonary
- Hemoptysis
- Cough
- Exertional Dyspnea
- Rales and rhonchi on Lung Exam
- Renal
- Basement Membrane Antibody (anti-GBM) present
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Complete Blood Count
- Normochromic Anemia
- Gastric aspirate or Bloody Sputum exam
- Siderophages
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Urinalysis
- Consistent with Glomerulonephritis
- Bilateral perihilar patchy infiltrates
- Renal Biopsy
- Linear Immunofluorescence
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Lung Biopsy
- Linear IgG
- Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis is typical
- Renal Failure usually ensues
- Plasma exchange
- Glucocorticoids IV for severe lung Hemorrhage