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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... lung disease or CHF ... Abnormal physical findings ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... logical sequence of signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
on a chest x-ray ... has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... some red blood cells ... common assessment findings ... pathophysiologic finding ... #differential #
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
pulmonary disease and causes ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... #Findings #Diagram
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
The dominant findig ... most challenging differential ... the central dot sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
compression (MRI) and findings ... • Bilateral signs ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... • Infectious causes ... management #neurology #differential