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Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Poor ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... Algorithm No Fever ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #Algorithm #causes
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
pain, pleural effusion ... on CXR • RA inflammation ... tends to cause ... Dyspnea + dry cough ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
a patient with cough ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... non-productive cough ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... life • History: cough ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Rare: pleural effusions ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis