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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis ... underlying lung disease ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Shortness of Breath, Cough ... Erythrocytosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... factor • May cause ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Cough - Differential ... Algorithm Abnormal Chest ... • Interstitial Disease ... #Chronic #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... dyspnea, productive cough ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Nonproductive cough ... of exertion - Cough ... due to airway collapse ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Symptoms: • Chronic cough ... Connective tissue diseases ... pulmonale, in advanced disease ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Nonspecific chronic cough ... Noninfectious Causes ... Tracheobronchial Diseases ... Broncholithiasis #Differential
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
atelectasis or lobar collaps ... important finding on a chest ... has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... #Patterns #Comparison
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... both Hodgkin's disease ... Symptoms: • Cough ... of breath • Chest ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential