Differential Diagnoses Flashcards
1
Q
acute cough (< 3 weeks)
A
- viral respiratory infection
- COPD
- asthma
- allergic rhinitis
- inspiratory whoop if + post-tussive cough
- HF
2
Q
persistent and chronic cough (3-8 weeks and > 8 weeks)
A
- acute respiratory tract infection (> 90%)
- pertussis (> 3 weeks)
- ACEI
- postnasal drip
- asthma
- GERD
- HF
- chronic lung disease
- anemia
- bronchiogenic CA if wt loss/hemoptysis/fevers/NS
3
Q
urgent/emergent causes of acute dyspnea
A
- pneumonia
- COPD
- asthma
- pneumothorax
- pulmonary embolism
- cardiac disease
- diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
- metabolic acidosis
- cyanide toxicity
- methemoglobinemia
- carbon monoxide poisoning
4
Q
urgent/emergent causes of acute dyspnea d/t cardiac disease
A
- HF
- acute MI
- valvular dysfunction
- arrhythmia
- intracardiac shunt
5
Q
hemoptysis from the airways
A
- COPD
- bronchiectasis
- bronchogenic carcinoma
6
Q
hemoptysis from the pulmonary vasculature
A
- left ventricular failure
- mitral stenosis
- pulmonary embolism
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- arteriovenous malformations
7
Q
hemoptysis from the pulmonary parenchyma
A
- pneumonia
- inhalation of crack cocaine
- granulomatosis with polyangiitis
8
Q
chest pain
A
- acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
- pericarditis
- aortic dissection
- vasospastic angina
- pulmonary embolism
- pneumonia
- esophageal perforation
