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Conditions that must be considered in the differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [2]
| Differential Diagnosis | |
|---|---|
| DDx Alphabetic Order | |
| A | B |
| C | D |
| E | F |
| G | H |
| I | J |
| K | L |
| M | N |
| O | P |
| Q | R |
| S | T |
| U | V |
| W | X |
| Y | Z |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [4]
| Differential Diagnosis | |
|---|---|
| DDx Alphabetic Order | |
| A | B |
| C | D |
| E | F |
| G | H |
| I | J |
| K | L |
| M | N |
| O | P |
| Q | R |
| S | T |
| U | V |
| W | X |
| Y | Z |
- Pneumococcal pneumonia
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- Pulmonary embolism
- Streptococcal pneumonia
- Viral pneumonia
Distinctive features of Legionnaires' disease
Signs and symptoms
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome
- Bronchial breath sounds
- Dry cough
- High grade fever
- Progressive dyspnea
Laboratory abnormalities
- Alveolar consolidation on chest radiograph
- Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph
- Legionella urinary antigen positive
Distinctive features of Acute interstitial pneumonia
Signs and symptoms
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome
- Dry cough
- Progressive dyspnea
Laboratory abnormalities
- Disseminated consolidation on chest radiograph
- Interstitial infiltrate on chest radiograph
- Increased uptake on Gallium scan
Distinctive features of Mycoplasma pneumonia
Signs and symptoms
- Bronchial breath sounds
- Dry cough
- Pleuritic hest pain
- Tympanic membrane: inflammation
- Tympanic membrane: opaque
- Tympanic membrane: hypomobile
Laboratory abnormalities
- Lymphocytosis
- Cold agglutinins positive
- Alveolar consolidation on chest radiograph
- Interstitial infiltrate on chest radiograph
- Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph