lung and airway disorders
Goodpasture Syndrome
Diagnosis of Goodpasture Syndrome
Chest imaging Sometimes insertion of a flexible viewing tube into the lungs (bronchoscopy) with fluid wash out (bronchoalveolar lavage) Blood and urine tests Biopsy of kidney tissue In many people who are having symptoms related to a lung disorder, chest imaging is done. If the presence of lung bleeding is not obvious based on symptoms and chest imaging results (for example, if the person has not coughed up blood), doctors may need to insert a flexible viewing tube into the lungs ( Bronchoscopy ) and wash out the lungs with fluid ( Urine testing reveals blood and protein. Blood testing often shows anemia. Laboratory tests reveal the characteristic antibodies in the blood. Doctors usually remove a small piece of kidney tissue ( Kidney biopsy ) for analysis. The specimen shows microscopic deposits of antibodies in a specific pattern. 