13 results
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Algorithm Poor ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
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 ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Asthma Are there ... rhinitis needing treatment ... #Asthma #Assessment ... #diagnosis #peds ... #pediatrics #primarycare
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Diagnosis Algorithm ... FVC < LLN): • Asthma ... Lower Airway: • Asthma ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #PrimaryCare
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 ... #Diagnosis #Schema ... #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Acute Pediatric Cough ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm No Fever ... Crackles • Asthma ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
drip syndrome), asthma ... Chronic cough has ... in such cases, treatments ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare ... #Chronic #Cough
►
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
Intermittent/Seasonal • Chronic ... Associations: • Asthma ... Clear Rhinorrhea, Cough ... Inflamed Turbinates Treatment ... Allergic #Rhinitis #diagnosis
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... • Screen for secondary ... common causes are asthma ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #diagnosis
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... familial eosinophilia Secondary ... histiocytosis • Allergic: Asthma ... insufficiency, Chronic