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Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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croup • EBV - Infectious ... Primary acute HIV Infection ... - Pneumonitis, bronchitis ... Chlamydophila pneumoniae - Bronchitis ... IDSA #diagnosis #differential
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential ... Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis ... Tuberculosis, Fungal infection ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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of Hemoptysis - Differential ... Epistaxis • Bronchitis ... Pulmonary Vasculitis Infection ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Framework Airways: • Bronchitis ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Chronic Cough - Differential ... X-Ray: • Chronic Infection ... Asthma • Post-Infectious ... Eosinophilic Bronchitis ... Cough #Chronic #Differential
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Immunocompromised Host - Differential ... • Perirectal Infection ... Pneumonia • Bronchitis ... Diarrhea • Giardia Infection ... ImmuneCompromised #Differential
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
pulmonary edema • Infectious ... : Bronchitis, Bronchiolitis ... Consolidation (Infection ... Noisy #Breathing #differential
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... Asthma/COPD, Viral infections ... bronchial stenosis, bronchitis ... AnnKumfer #Wheezing #Differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... disease: • Bronchitis ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
bronchiectasis is prior infection ... patients with chronic bronchitis ... Bronchiectasis #Differential