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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Cancer of the Lung ... #Chronic #Cough ... #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... dyspnea, productive cough ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
Chronic cough has ... of chronic cough ... until symptoms ... #Cough #Differential ... #Table
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... blood cells in the lung ... Nonproductive cough ... of exertion - Cough ... #differential #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... : • Chronic cough ... in the adjacent lung ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... e.g. incidental CXR ... but stable or chronic ... , cough, chest pain
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
pleural effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause ... disease/pulmonary ... Dyspnea + dry cough ... #signs #symptoms
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Constitutional symptoms ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... respond to the treatment ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... • Productive cough ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR