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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Tachypnea - Normal CXR ... Bronchiolitis - CXR ... Shows Consolidation ... pneumonia - CXR ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
- Non-Specific CXR ... - Abnormal CXR ... Asthma - Abnormal CXR ... Anomaly - Normal CXR ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... infection, ARDS ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... Consolidation #Differential
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... non-productive cough ... dealing with the differential ... also known as BOOP ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... The old name is BOOP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

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

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic cough ... Most Common Causes ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... #differential #
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
Wuhan Virus") • Infection ... influenza) • CFR ... Symptoms • 65-80% cough ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... Marino's The ICU Book
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... dyspnea • Lobar consolidation ... factor • May cause ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... dyspnea, productive cough ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary