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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... Hemoptysis (blood in cough ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung
Vagus Nerve Schwannoma eliciting paroxysmal cough when palpated

The cough reflex is caused by stimulation of vagal
eliciting paroxysmal cough ... palpated The cough ... Nerve #Schwannoma #neckmass ... #cough #physicalexam
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... rnonths • Fever, cough ... meropenem) #Lung ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Chronic Pediatric Cough ... - Non-Specific CXR ... Anomaly - Normal CXR ... • Habit Cough ... Exposure #Chronic #Cough
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Acute Pediatric Cough ... Tachypnea - Normal CXR ... Bronchiolitis - CXR ... pneumonia - CXR ... pneumonia #Acute #Cough
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
with fever and cough ... A CXR is done. ... consistent w/ lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung Herniation with Coughing

Dr. Gopalan Rajesh @DrRajeshG1

#Lung #Herniation #Hernia #Sibsons #Cough #clinical #video #thoracic #physicalexam #pulmonary
Lung Herniation ... DrRajeshG1 #Lung ... Hernia #Sibsons #Cough
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... Gases #Chronic #Cough
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... Eosinophilic, Habit cough ... @Ndouthit #Cough
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... macrophages in HIV • Lung ... Pneumonia: • Upper lung ... , myalgia • Lung ... Microsporidium #Lung