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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 ... : Asthma, COPD, ... #Diagnosis #Schema ... #Acute #Chronic
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Algorithm Poor ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... loss, malaise • Allergic ... , CF; Chronic cough ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
the Child with Chronic ... Asthma Are there ... - Eczema, etc ... #Asthma #Assessment ... #diagnosis #peds
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Algorithm Idiopathic ... familial eosinophilia Secondary ... : Asthma, Eczema ... insufficiency, Chronic ... #Algorithm #allergy
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Interstitial Disease ... FVC < LLN): • Asthma ... Lower Airway: • Asthma ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Dysrhythmia • Ischemia ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... • Asthma •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... • Stable Angina ... Obstruction • Asthma
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
drip syndrome), asthma ... Chronic cough has ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare ... #Chronic #Cough ... #Differential #Table
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A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
Dermatitis (AD) is a chronic ... medications #treatment #diagnosis ... Allergy. 2018;73 ... particular emphasis on asthma ... J Allergy Clin Immunol