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Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
- Differential Diagnosis ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... /allergies; Cough ... loss, malaise • Allergic ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... #differential #diagnosis
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Irritant/Exposure: Allergic ... Airway Disease: Asthma ... @Ndouthit #Cough ... #Diagnosis #Schema
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The diagnosis ... , and ACO initially ... the differential diagnosis ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Child with Chronic Asthma ... - Allergic rhinitis ... Stress #Chronic #Asthma ... #Assessment #diagnosis ... #peds #pediatrics
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
Allergic Rhinitis ... Associations: • Asthma ... Clear Rhinorrhea, Cough ... #Rhinitis #diagnosis ... #management
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Acute Pediatric Cough ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Crackles • Asthma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
infection - Atopic asthma ... family history of allergy ... Other causes #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Allergic Bronchopulmonary ... with underlying asthma ... • Increased cough ... ABPA #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Summary GERD: Diagnosis ... • Chest pain, cough ... Laryngitis • Asthma ... Reflux #Disease #diagnosis ... #management #Gastroenterology