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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
night sweats, chills ... (infection) • ... disease or CHF) ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #Algorithm #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... dyspnea, productive cough ... Blood cultures • CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic cough ... Fevers and/or chills ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
symptoms • Fever, cough ... has five major clinical ... Found primarily along ... • Cough, fever ... fungal stain of clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Heart Failure (ADHF ... “the squeeze”) along ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf