5 results
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... /allergies; Cough ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... , CF; Chronic cough ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
- Differential ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... #Cough #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... infection - Atopic asthma ... family history of allergy ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
Intermittent/Seasonal • Chronic ... Associations: • Asthma ... Conjunctivitis Clinical ... Features • Sneezing ... Clear Rhinorrhea, Cough
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
with underlying asthma ... WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... • Wheezing • Increased ... cough or production ... Aspergillus • Peripheral