Autoimmune Pulmonary Disorders
First Things First (assess & treat for the following)
- Does pt have respiratory failure requiring immediate intubation (eg, severe alveolar hemorrhage, muscle weakness)?
 - Does pt have evidence of severe pulmonary hypertension (eg, CHF? Hypotensive?)?
 - Does pt have extrathoracic manifestations of vasculitis (eg, seizures, acute renal failure, pulmonary/renal syndromes, acute abdomen, eye, sinus, ear findings, vasculitic skin lesions)?
 
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Last updated: April 20, 2010
Citation
"Autoimmune Pulmonary Disorders." Pocket ICU Management, PocketMedicine.com, Inc, 2010. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534074/all/Autoimmune_Pulmonary_Disorders. 
Autoimmune Pulmonary Disorders. Pocket ICU Management. PocketMedicine.com, Inc; 2010. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534074/all/Autoimmune_Pulmonary_Disorders. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Autoimmune Pulmonary Disorders. (2010). In Pocket ICU Management. PocketMedicine.com, Inc. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534074/all/Autoimmune_Pulmonary_Disorders
Autoimmune Pulmonary Disorders [Internet]. In: Pocket ICU Management. PocketMedicine.com, Inc; 2010. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534074/all/Autoimmune_Pulmonary_Disorders.
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