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Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Poorly Controlled Asthma ... /URTl: • Asthma ... Congenital Anomaly - Normal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Acute Pediatric Cough ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachypnea - Normal ... Crackles • Asthma ... Tachypnea - Normal
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
Initiative for Asthma ... receptor antagonists; LABA ... agonists; OCS: oral ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
Commonly used in Asthma ... commonly used in asthma ... COPD treatment algorithm ... Listed are the normal ... #Pharmacology #Asthma
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
Associations: • Asthma ... Clear Rhinorrhea, Cough ... = PRNs - Oral ... Nasal Spray - Oral ... Brianna Valdes @
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal Chest ... FVC < LLN): • Asthma ... Lower Airway: • Asthma ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
• Respiratory: Cough ... single study) Labs ... • WBC usually normal ... Platelets usually normal ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
dyspnea, productive cough ... breath sounds • Rales ... CXR upright or lat ... - Switch to oral
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
include Crackles/Rales ... is vital while lab ... transitioning to oral ... #differential #algorithm
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
symptoms • Fever, cough ... Diagnosis: • Labs ... and Ohio River valleys ... pulmonary infection • Cough ... level • A low or normal