title: The problem of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage syndromes.
abstract: No matter how little the amount of blood and no matter how infrequent the event, the presence of hemoptysis is a terrifying and infernal experience for the patient. For the physician the evaluation of pulmonary bleeding carries an urgency that requires a logical plan and prompt execution.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 91801, USA.
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019867:Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006486:Hemosiderosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007105:Immune Complex Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis