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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
and Hemoptysis Acute ... Lung Abscess - Asthma ... Cardiovascular Disorders ... #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... Crackles • Asthma ... #Cough #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
• Acute Eosinophilic ... 45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... #pulmonary #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Foreign Body Airway Disease ... : Asthma, COPD, ... organ/systemic disease ... Diagnosis #Schema #Acute ... #Chronic #Differential
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Basophilia - Differential ... allergic reaction or asthma ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... Colitis and Crohn’s Disease ... • Asthma Hypothyroidism
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... Obstructive arterial disease ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... Exacerbation of Asthma ... Abnormalities #Disorders
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... • Stable Angina ... • Acute Coronary ... Obstruction • Asthma
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... restrictive lung disease ... (COPD, OSA, Asthma
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... OSA DIFFUSION DISORDER ... Interstitial lung diseases ... Causes: Pneumonia, asthma
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
by upper airway cough ... drip syndrome), asthma ... gastroesophageal reflux disease ... #Differential # ... Table
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