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An adult with new haemoptysis, falling haemoglobin, microscopic haematuria, and rising creatinine has a pulmonary–renal emergency until anti GBM disease is excluded.
NCLEX-RN
NCLEX-RN
An adult with new haemoptysis, falling haemoglobin, microscopic haematuria, and rising creatinine has a pulmonary–renal emergency until anti-GBM disease is excluded. The same autoantibody can injure alveolar and glomerular basement membranes, allowing respiratory compromise and irreversible kidney failure to progress together. Escalate urgently: collect definitive tests, involve nephrology and critical care, and prepare treatment on a presumptive diagnosis when organ injury is advancing rather than waiting for a laboratory result.
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