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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Acute Pediatric Cough ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bronchitis - No URTI Symptoms ... #Causes #Peds #
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
gradually with symptoms ... Non-productive cough ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... Improvement in symptoms ... #management #Toxicology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... Medication/Drug toxicity ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
by upper airway cough ... until symptoms ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare ... #Differential # ... Table
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Pneumonitis (fever, cough ... Confusion, visual symptoms ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Drug reaction/ART toxicity ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
serotoninergic meds ... Toxidromes #comparison #table ... #diagnosis #differential ... #toxicology