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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Lung Abscess - Asthma ... Cardiovascular Disorders ... Left Ventricular Failure ... #Chronic #Cough
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
other allergic disorders ... Other causes should ... clubbing - Growth failure ... rhinitis needing treatment ... Assessment #diagnosis #peds
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... and Diagnosis Asthma ... frequent • Symptoms: Cough ... of right heart failure ... comparison #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Congestive Heart Failure ... Pneumonia • Asthma ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Myocardium: - Heart failure ... fast - Too slow ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Airways: - Asthma ... #pulmonary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure ... INSPIRED OXYGEN • Low ... OSA DIFFUSION DISORDER ... : Pneumonia, asthma ... #Respiratory #Failure
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
infection - Atopic asthma ... atopy - Cardiac failure ... neuromuscular disorder ... - Other causes ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
• Chest pain, cough ... Laryngeal and pulmonary ... clearing, chronic cough ... exclude motility disorders ... Laryngitis • Asthma
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
• Left heart failure ... Exacerbation of Asthma ... tardus (delayed/slow ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
(DAH) & renal failure ... (DAH), asthma in ... nodules, asthma ... Goodpasture's cause ... diagnosis #management #treatment