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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease or CHF) ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... History of cancer, lung
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory ... • Chronic Lung ... #RHF #RightSided ... #HeartFailure #
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HF), cardiomegaly ... HF → no signs of ... CXR congestion. ... coronary artery disease
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... areas of the lung ... dyspnoe due to acute ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar