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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... Flags: • Fever ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Acute Pediatric Cough ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm No Fever ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... Fever, Tachypnea
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... to rnonths • Fever ... , cough, sputum ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... loss, lethargy, fever ... • Fever, weight ... be normal • Fever ... #differential #diagnosis
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
to the ED with fever ... and cough productive ... A CXR is done. ... consistent w/ lung ... abscess #Clinical #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... : • 80% have fever ... dyspnea, productive cough ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... e.g., dyspnea, cough ... Venn #Diagram #Diagnosis
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypertension; CXR ... , chest X-ray; HPAH ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... disease; LFT, liver
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
a patient with cough ... and fever. 2. ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
weeks apart): Cough ... , Dyspnea, Fever ... Differential Diagnosis ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... high resolution chest