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#Diagnosis #EM #ENT #PrimaryCare #Sore #Throat #SoreThroat #Assessment #Airway #Emergency #RedFlags #Differential #Algorithm #Symptoms #Ddxof
Diagnosis #EM #ENT #PrimaryCare ... SoreThroat #Assessment #Airway ... Emergency #RedFlags #Differential ... Algorithm #Symptoms #Ddxof
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
- Differential ... • COPD Upper Airway ... Lower Airway: ... #Chronic #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #PrimaryCare
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM ... belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Hepatosplenomegaly - Lung - Cough ... percent), • Cough ... #Infections #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronckos meaning airway ... → perpetuating airway ... Symptoms: • Chronic cough ... Infection: TB, NTM ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... pseudomallei • Mycobacterium ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... aspergillosis (cough ... Soil #Infections #differential
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Nonspecific chronic cough ... inflamed and narrowed airways ... Infectious Causes: • Mycobacterium ... Broncholithiasis #Differential
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
episodes of chronic cough ... caused by upper airway ... cough syndrome ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare ... #Differential #
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
fevers • MAC/NTM ... Pneumonitis (fever, cough ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential