Differential Lists Flashcards
1
Q
Differential for acute dry cough
A
Asthma
Rhinitus/sinusitis with post nasal drip
URTI
Drug induced (eg ACEi)
Smoke/toxin
Inhaled foreign body
Lung cancer with obstruction
Pulmonary oedema
2
Q
Differential for acute productive cough
A
LRTI
COPD
TB
3
Q
Differential for chronic dry cough
A
Asthma
GORD
Post-nasal drip
Smoking Drug induced Lung cancer Pulmonary oedema Non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis Recurrent aspiration (impaired swallow) Psychogenic
4
Q
Differentials for chronic productive cough
A
Bronchiectasis TB Lung cancer Recurrent aspiration Congenital: cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia
5
Q
Differential for acute chest pain in 67yo male
A
MSK inflammation (muscle, coxsackie, costochondritis , shingles) ACS Pulmonary embolism Stable angina Pleurisy (2 to infection) Oesophagitis
Pneumothorax
Anxiety
Peptic ulcer disease/gastritis
Myopericardiris
Cholecystokinin Acute pancreatitis Thoracic aortic dissection Thoracic aortic aneurysm Coronary vasospasm (eg cocaine) Oesophageal spasm Boorhave’s
6
Q
Life threatening causes of acute chest pain
A
ACS Aortic dissection Pneumothorax Pulmonary embolism Boerhaave’s perforation
