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Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Foreign Body Airway ... Disease: Asthma ... , COPD, Sinusitis ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neoplasm • CHF ... Obstructive Disease (FEV1 ... FVC < LLN): • Asthma ... • COPD Upper
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
45yo, F; Hx of asthma ... malaise • Allergic Bronchopulmonary ... similar to AEP or CEP ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Obstruction • Asthma ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
life • History: cough ... inflammatory debris-small airways ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Heart failure - CAD ... of Dyspnea: • Airways ... : - Asthma - ... COPD - Bronchiectasis ... • Parenchyma: ILD
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Allergic Bronchopulmonary ... with underlying asthma ... • Increased cough ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Stridor - Upper airway ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... #differential #Diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
that plug distal airways ... • Symptoms: Cough ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... #management #pulmonary
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... Surgical management ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare