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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Tuberculosis - Lung Abscess ... #Chronic #Cough ... #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... dyspnea, productive cough ... residual lesion or is clear ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
episodes of chronic cough ... by upper airway cough ... until symptoms ... #Differential # ... Table
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Global mortality: 9- ... are not caused ... patients have no symptoms ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... Pulmonary: dyspnea, cough
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... percent), • Cough ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... NTM #Infections #differential
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
developed tools to assess ... active disease symptoms ... from whatever cause ... so, they seem stable ... minor illness. 9.
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
glucose, security, access ... AMS is just a symptom ... the underlying cause ... status #Management #criticalcare ... encephalopathy #differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Pneumonitis (fever, cough ... unintentional weight loss, nausea ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential