Sandbox: Bronchiolitis DD
Bronchiolitis should be differentiated with other diseases that cause cough and dysnea.
Diseases | Symptoms | Signs | Diagosis | |||||
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Fever | Cough | Chest pain | Wheezes | Crackles | Edema | Lab tests | Imaging | |
Bronchiolitis | +/- | Dry | - | + | + | - |
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Asthma | - | Dry/Productive | - | + | - |
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COPD | + | Productive | ||||||
Bacterial pneumonia | + | Productive | ||||||
Pulmonary embolism | - | Bloody | + | + | ||||
Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia | - | Dry | - | + | - |
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Tuberculosis | + | Bloody | ||||||
Interstitial pneumonitis (Hamman - Rich syndrome) | + | Productive | ||||||
Foreign body aspiration | - | Dry | ||||||
Sarcoidosis | - | Dry | ||||||
Pertussis | + | Dry | - | - |
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Congestive heart failure | - | Dry/Productive | + |
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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).