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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 ... Schema #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Asthma • COPD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #PrimaryCare
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... Symptoms: • Chronic ... cough • Hypoxia ... Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... • Asthma • COPD ... #Causes
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... life • History: cough ... inflammatory debris-small airways ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic