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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... - Bacterial Pneumonias ... - Pulmonary Emboli ... #Chronic #Cough ... #Differential #Causes
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
with eosinophilic pneumonia ... , organizing pneumonia ... Non-productive cough ... Exclude other causes ... - Pulmonary embolism
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• High fever, cough ... : • Cough and ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... in 100% of cases
More common & convincing pneumonia mimics 

Aspiration pneumonitis, 
Pulmonary vasculitis, 
Acute eosinophilic pneummia,  
Cryptogeric organizing
common & convincing pneumonia ... Acute eosinophilic pneummia ... , Pulmonary Embolism ... Septic Pulmonary Emboli ... #Pneumonia
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... most frequently caused ... The other cause ... PCP Mycoplasma pneumonia ... nonproductive cough
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... • Bacterial pneumonia ... Atypical or viral pneumonia ... #Acute #Cough
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
fever, rhinorrhea, cough ... ; pneumonia occurs ... , pharyngitis; pneumonia ... infection -> Fever, cough ... otitis media; pneumonia
Chlamydia trachomatis - Infection of the Newborn
 • Newborns 3-16 weeks old 
 • Afebrile (appears
• Staccato cough ... topical) • Pneumonia ... cervicitis, newbom pneumonia ... Chlamydophila pneumoniae ... (mild pneumonia
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
• Infectious Causes ... Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia ... Non-Infectious Causes ... , Pulmonary embolism ... , Lipid pneumonia
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes