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Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases ... 45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... Weeks) - Hx of asthma ... , CF; Chronic cough ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Secondary Eosinophilia ... histiocytosis • Allergic: Asthma ... , Behcet disease ... insufficiency, Chronic ... inflammatory disease
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 ... mycobacterial), Eosinophilic ... Schema #Acute #Chronic
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
• Interstitial Disease ... Bronchiectasis Obstructive Disease ... FVC < LLN): • Asthma ... Lower Airway: • Asthma ... Non-Asthmatic Eosinophilic
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
restrictive lung disease ... may be secondary ... In lung disease ... Causes include asthma ... , chronic bronchitis
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
Most episodes of chronic ... drip syndrome), asthma ... gastroesophageal reflux disease ... Chronic cough has ... #Table
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