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Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Chronic Pediatric Cough ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... • Habit Cough ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... and Hemoptysis Acute ... Lung Abscess - Asthma ... Cardiovascular Disorders ... Gases #Chronic #Cough
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... Crackles • Asthma ... pneumonia #Acute ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... Eosinophilic, Habit cough ... @Ndouthit #Cough ... Diagnosis #Schema #Acute
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases • Acute ... smoking; Fever, cough ... 45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... /allergies; Cough ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Child with Chronic Asthma ... other allergic disorders ... Stress #Chronic #Asthma ... Assessment #diagnosis #peds
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
allergic reaction or asthma ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... translocation • Acute ... thrombocythemia • Acute ... ’s Disease • Asthma
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
common diagnoses Acute ... hx - Fever+, Cough ... tobacco hx, >60% asthma ... Progressive SOB + Cough
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
infection - Atopic asthma ... neuromuscular disorder ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Congenital Anomaly / Disorder ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... • Metabolic Disorders ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds