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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Bacterial Pneumonias Chronic ... Postnasal Drip - Chronic ... Bronchitis - Bronchiectasis ... Chemicals, Gases #Chronic
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
Bronchiectasis is ... The diagnosis of bronchiectasis ... common cause of bronchiectasis ... patients with chronic ... Radiology #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
Bronchopulmonary Disease • Bronchiectasis ... • Chronic Lung ... Cystic Fibrosis • Chronic
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... mucociliary clearance • Chronic ... Symptoms: • Chronic ... polycythemia from chronic
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
COPD, Sinusitis, Bronchiectasis ... Schema #Acute #Chronic
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Parenchyma • Chronic ... Syndrome • Chronic ... Infection • Bronchiectasis
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Bronchitis • Chronic ... • Asthma • Bronchiectasis
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Chest X-Ray: • Chronic ... Foreign Body • Bronchiectasis ... Dysfunction #Cough #Chronic
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Acute Eos PNA • Chronic ... Pneumonia, COP, Chronic ... Sarcoidosis • Bronchiectasis