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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... Hemoptysis (blood in cough ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... rnonths • Fever, cough ... meropenem) #Lung ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
with fever and cough ... A CXR is done. ... consistent w/ lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
patient with fever, cough ... multifocal pneumonia on CXR ... photo #ultrasound #lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Necrosis of lung ... dyspnea, productive cough ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
friction rub audible Lungs ... pleural effusion on CXR ... cause interstitial lung ... Dyspnea + dry cough
Pneumonia on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Haitian woman fever, cough & this clip => PNA &
Haitian woman fever, cough ... No CXR (machine ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... non-productive cough ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... life • History: cough ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Diagnosis: • Lung ... TBNA or Surgical lung
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
a patient with cough ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR