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* No specific lab findings | |||
* Viral tests like ELISA and immunoassays may be done in case of RSV infection. | |||
* Pulmonary function test is performed to exclude other lung diseases. | |||
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* Nasopharyngeal swab | * Nasopharyngeal swab | ||
* Culture | * Culture | ||
* Serology to detect pertussis toxin. | * Serology to detect pertussis toxin. | ||
| | |No remarkable imaging findings. | ||
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Differential diagnosis of bronchiolitis: Asthma, COPD, sarcoidosis, pneumonia, heart failure, DIPNECH, foreign body inhalation, pulmonary embolism and GERD (in case it is associated with asthma). | Differential diagnosis of bronchiolitis: Asthma, COPD, sarcoidosis, pneumonia, heart failure, DIPNECH, foreign body inhalation, pulmonary embolism and GERD (in case it is associated with asthma). | ||
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Revision as of 13:58, 22 June 2017
| Diseases | Symptoms | Signs | Diagosis | |
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| Lab tests | Imaging | |||
| Bronchiolitis |
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| Asthma | ||||
| COPD | ||||
| Bacterial pneumonia | ||||
| Pulmonary embolism | ||||
| Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia | ||||
| Influenza | ||||
| Common cold | ||||
| Tuberculosis | ||||
| Interstitial pneumonitis (Hamman - Rich syndrome) | ||||
| Foreign body aspiration | ||||
| Sarcoidosis | ||||
| Pertussis |
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No remarkable imaging findings. | ||
Differential diagnosis of bronchiolitis: Asthma, COPD, sarcoidosis, pneumonia, heart failure, DIPNECH, foreign body inhalation, pulmonary embolism and GERD (in case it is associated with asthma).