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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... and Hemoptysis Acute ... Abscess - Asthma ... #Chronic #Cough ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Algorithm Red ... disease or CHF) • Hemoptysis ... #Cough #Differential ... #causes
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Approach to Eosinophilic ... Lung Diseases ... , SOB, hemoptysis ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... dyspnea, productive cough ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... progressive dyspnea and cough ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Hemoptysis (occasionally ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cancer, ulcer, IBD ... Intravascular hemolysis ... athletic training, Pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... status NTM Cause ... - Cough and lung ... discomfort, • +/- Hemoptysis ... NTM #Infections #differential
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... life • History: cough ... 10 pounds • Hemoptysis ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... #ILD #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... cough • Hypoxia ... • Dyspnea • Hemoptysis ... in the adjacent lung ... #differential #