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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... #Acute #Cough
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
An acute reticular ... pattern is most ... nonproductive cough ... and some fever. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... • Pleuritic chest ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... and Hemoptysis Acute ... - Bacterial Pneumonias ... Tuberculosis - Lung Abscess ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... dyspnea, productive cough ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #pulmonary #differential
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... a patient with cough ... with low oxygen level ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... , acute HIV infection ... • Cough, dyspnea ... - Pneumonia (including ... , Lassa fever, acute
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute bacterial ... Non-Infectious Causes ... #Patterns #Differential
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... life • History: cough ... , dyspnea, fever ... - Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... /Chest Wall: • ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia