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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |Abrupt or acute
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* 12-24 hours
* 12−24 hours
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* Epiglottal culture in intubated patients may show bacterial growth
* Epiglottal culture in intubated patients may show bacterial growth
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* Enlarge [[epiglottis]] (>8 mm), loss of vallecular air space and distended [[hypopharynx]] in neck [[X-rays|X-ray]] may be helpful  
* Enlarge [[epiglottis]] (>8 mm), loss of vallecular air space and distended [[hypopharynx]] in neck [[X-rays|X−ray]] may be helpful  
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* Normal function
* Normal function
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |Acute
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* 3-5 days
* 3−5 days
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* [[Leukopenia]]
* [[Leukopenia]]
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* [[Respiratory system|Subglottic]] narrowing ([[steeple sign]]) in postero-anterior [[Radiography|radiograph]] chest
* [[Respiratory system|Subglottic]] narrowing ([[steeple sign]]) in postero−anterior [[Radiography|radiograph]] chest
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* Decresed [[Lung volumes|tidal volume]]
* Decresed [[Lung volumes|tidal volume]]
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* Two weeks
* Two weeks
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Whooping sound
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Whooping sound
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* Variable
* Variable
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* [[Biopsy]]
* [[Biopsy]]
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* [[X-rays|X-Ray]] may be helpful
* [[X-rays|X−Ray]] may be helpful
* [[Endoscopy]] examination may be helpful as well
* [[Endoscopy]] examination may be helpful as well
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* Normal function
* Normal function
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* 24 hour-dual sensor [[pH]] probe
* 24 hour−dual sensor [[pH]] probe
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* Throat clearing
* Throat clearing
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |Acute
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* 3-10 days
* 3−10 days
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* [[Rales]]
* [[Rales]]
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* Bacterial culture is not indicated
* Bacterial culture is not indicated
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* [[Chest X-ray|Chest X-Ray]] in patients with signs of [[consolidation]]
* [[Chest X-ray|Chest X−Ray]] in patients with signs of [[consolidation]]
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* Normal function
* Normal function
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |Acute
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* 5-10 days
* 5−10 days
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* [[Breath|Shorteness of breath]]
* [[Breath|Shorteness of breath]]
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* [[Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction|RT-PCR]]
* [[Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction|RT−PCR]]
* [[Antigen detection test]]
* [[Antigen detection test]]
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* [[Reticular]] or reticulonodular opacities in [[Chest X-ray|chest X-Ray]]  
* [[Reticular]] or reticulonodular opacities in [[Chest X-ray|chest X−Ray]]  
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* Normal function
* Normal function
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* [[Acute (medicine)|Acute]]: Less than 4 weeks
* [[Acute (medicine)|Acute]]: Less than 4 weeks
* [[Subacute]]: 4-12 weeks
* [[Subacute]]: 4−12 weeks
* [[Chronic (medical)|Chronic]]: More than 12 weeks
* [[Chronic (medical)|Chronic]]: More than 12 weeks
* Recurrent: 4 or more episodes or acute rhinosinusitis per year
* Recurrent: 4 or more episodes or acute rhinosinusitis per year
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* Nasal culture may also be helpful
* Nasal culture may also be helpful
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* Air-fluid level, mucosal [[edema]] and bony erosion of sinus on [[Computed tomography|CT]]  
* Air−fluid level, mucosal [[edema]] and bony erosion of sinus on [[Computed tomography|CT]]  
* [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] for distinguish the [[etiology]]
* [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] for distinguish the [[etiology]]
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* Years
* Years
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔  Clear [[Mucoid plaque|mucoid]] or yellow [[sputum]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔  Clear [[Mucoid plaque|mucoid]] or yellow [[sputum]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* Total [[serum]] [[Immunoglobulin E|IgE]] in test for [[allergy]] may be helpful  
* Total [[serum]] [[Immunoglobulin E|IgE]] in test for [[allergy]] may be helpful  
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* Normal [[Airway|airways]] in [[chest X-ray]]
* Normal [[Airway|airways]] in [[chest X-ray|chest X−ray]]
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] if there any abnormality in [[chest  X-Ray]]
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] if there any abnormality in [[chest  X-Ray|chest  X−Ray]]
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* [[FEV1/FVC ratio]] <70%  and [[FEV1]] >15% increase after 15 minutes of 2 puffs of [[Beta-2-adrenoreceptor agonists|beta 2 sympathomimetic drug]]
* [[FEV1/FVC ratio]] <70%  and [[FEV1]] >15% increase after 15 minutes of 2 puffs of [[Beta-2-adrenoreceptor agonists|beta 2 sympathomimetic drug]]
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* From 5 days to 1 or 3 weeks
* From 5 days to 1 or 3 weeks
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[Polymerase chain reaction|PCR]] in bacterial infection may be helpful
* [[Polymerase chain reaction|PCR]] in bacterial infection may be helpful
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* [[Chest X-ray]] to exclude other diseases
* [[Chest X-ray|Chest X−ray]] to exclude other diseases
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* FEV1 < 80%
* FEV1 < 80%
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* Most of the days for three months in the las two years.
* Most of the days for three months in the las two years.
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Clear [[sputum]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Clear [[sputum]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[CBC]] and [[ABG]] may be helpful   
* [[CBC]] and [[ABG]] may be helpful   
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* [[Chest X-ray|Chest X-Ray]] to exclude other diseases
* [[Chest X-ray|Chest X−Ray]] to exclude other diseases
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] may also be helpful
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] may also be helpful
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* Pollution
* Pollution
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| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |'''Non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis'''<ref name="pmid16428700">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brightling CE |title=Chronic cough due to nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines |journal=Chest |volume=129 |issue=1 Suppl |pages=116S–121S |year=2006 |pmid=16428700 |doi=10.1378/chest.129.1_suppl.116S |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid29317659">{{cite journal| author=Cho J, Choi SM, Lee J, Park YS, Lee SM, Yoo CG et al.| title=Clinical Outcome of Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation in Chronic Airway Diseases Including Nonasthmatic Eosinophilic Bronchitis. | journal=Sci Rep | year= 2018 | volume= 8 | issue= 1 | pages= 146 | pmid=29317659 | doi=10.1038/s41598-017-18265-2 | pmc=5760521 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=29317659  }}</ref>
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |'''Non−asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis'''<ref name="pmid16428700">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brightling CE |title=Chronic cough due to nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines |journal=Chest |volume=129 |issue=1 Suppl |pages=116S–121S |year=2006 |pmid=16428700 |doi=10.1378/chest.129.1_suppl.116S |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid29317659">{{cite journal| author=Cho J, Choi SM, Lee J, Park YS, Lee SM, Yoo CG et al.| title=Clinical Outcome of Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation in Chronic Airway Diseases Including Nonasthmatic Eosinophilic Bronchitis. | journal=Sci Rep | year= 2018 | volume= 8 | issue= 1 | pages= 146 | pmid=29317659 | doi=10.1038/s41598-017-18265-2 | pmc=5760521 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=29317659  }}</ref>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |Chronic
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ [[Eosinophilic]] [[sputum]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ [[Eosinophilic]] [[sputum]]
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* Airway [[eosinophilia]] in [[sputum]] induction or bronchial wash fluid from [[bronchoscopy]] ([[bronchoalveolar lavage]])
* Airway [[eosinophilia]] in [[sputum]] induction or bronchial wash fluid from [[bronchoscopy]] ([[bronchoalveolar lavage]])
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* Normal [[chest X-Ray]]
* Normal [[chest X-Ray|chest X−Ray]]
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* [[FEV1/FVC ratio|FEV1/FVC]] >70%
* [[FEV1/FVC ratio|FEV1/FVC]] >70%
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* [[Sputum]] culture for [[Fungus|fungi]], [[bacteria]] and [[Mycobacterium|mycobacteria]]
* [[Sputum]] culture for [[Fungus|fungi]], [[bacteria]] and [[Mycobacterium|mycobacteria]]
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* Linear [[atelectasis]] and dilated [[Airway|airways]] in [[chest X-Ray]]  
* Linear [[atelectasis]] and dilated [[Airway|airways]] in [[chest X-Ray|chest X−Ray]]  
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* [[FEV1/FVC ratio|FEV1/FVC]] <70%
* [[FEV1/FVC ratio|FEV1/FVC]] <70%
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* Months to years
* Months to years
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Mucoid or purulent [[sputum]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Mucoid or purulent [[sputum]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[Rales|Crackles]]
* [[Rales|Crackles]]
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* Testing for [[alpha 1-antitrypsin]] may be helpful
* Testing for [[alpha 1-antitrypsin|alpha 1−antitrypsin]] may be helpful
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* [[Chest X-ray|Chest X-Ray]] to exclude other diseases
* [[Chest X-ray|Chest X−Ray]] to exclude other diseases
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] may also be helpful  
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] may also be helpful  
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* Hyperinflated lungs, [[atelectasis]], and [[mediastinitis]]
* Hyperinflated lungs, [[atelectasis]], and [[mediastinitis]]
* Shift in [[Chest X-ray|chest radiograph]] when the object is [[radio-opaque]]
* Shift in [[Chest X-ray|chest radiograph]] when the object is [[radio-opaque|radio−opaque]]
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] may be helpful
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] may be helpful
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |Acute
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* 8-15 days
* 8−15 days
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* [[Urinalysis]] & [[urine culture]] ( in infants)
* [[Urinalysis]] & [[urine culture]] ( in infants)
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* [[Chest X-Ray]] may be helpful
* [[Chest X-Ray|Chest X−Ray]] may be helpful
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* Normal function or obstructive changes ([[FEV1/FVC ratio|FEV1/FVC]] <70%)  
* Normal function or obstructive changes ([[FEV1/FVC ratio|FEV1/FVC]] <70%)  
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* Variable
* Variable
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Mucopurulent [[sputum]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Mucopurulent [[sputum]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
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* [[Sputum culture]] in hospitalized patients
* [[Sputum culture]] in hospitalized patients
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* [[Consolidation (medicine)|Consolidation]], [[cavitation]], and infiltrated [[interstitial]] in [[chest X-ray]]
* [[Consolidation (medicine)|Consolidation]], [[cavitation]], and infiltrated [[interstitial]] in [[chest X-ray|chest X−ray]]
* Anatomical changes observed in chest [[Computed tomography|CT]]
* Anatomical changes observed in chest [[Computed tomography|CT]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Not specific
* Not specific
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Infiltration observed in [[chest X-ray]]  
* Infiltration observed in [[chest X-ray|chest X−ray]]  
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* [[Community-acquired pneumonia]]
* [[Community-acquired pneumonia|Community−acquired pneumonia]]
* [[Healthcare-associated pneumonia]]
* [[Healthcare-associated pneumonia|Healthcare−associated pneumonia]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Pneumoconiosis|'''Pneumoconioses''']]<ref name="pmid27980247">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jp NA, Imanaka M, Suganuma N |title=Japanese workplace health management in pneumoconiosis prevention |journal=J Occup Health |volume=59 |issue=2 |pages=91–103 |year=2017 |pmid=27980247 |pmc=5478517 |doi=10.1539/joh.16-0031-RA |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid12668748">{{cite journal |vauthors=Weiland DA, Lynch DA, Jensen SP, Newell JD, Miller DE, Crausman RS, Kuhn C, Kern DG |title=Thin-section CT findings in flock worker's lung, a work-related interstitial lung disease |journal=Radiology |volume=227 |issue=1 |pages=222–31 |year=2003 |pmid=12668748 |doi=10.1148/radiol.2271011063 |url=}}</ref>
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Pneumoconiosis|'''Pneumoconioses''']]<ref name="pmid27980247">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jp NA, Imanaka M, Suganuma N |title=Japanese workplace health management in pneumoconiosis prevention |journal=J Occup Health |volume=59 |issue=2 |pages=91–103 |year=2017 |pmid=27980247 |pmc=5478517 |doi=10.1539/joh.16-0031-RA |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid12668748">{{cite journal |vauthors=Weiland DA, Lynch DA, Jensen SP, Newell JD, Miller DE, Crausman RS, Kuhn C, Kern DG |title=Thin-section CT findings in flock worker's lung, a work-related interstitial lung disease |journal=Radiology |volume=227 |issue=1 |pages=222–31 |year=2003 |pmid=12668748 |doi=10.1148/radiol.2271011063 |url=}}</ref>
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Years
* Years
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | -
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | -
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
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* [[CBC]] and [[ABG]] may be helpful   
* [[CBC]] and [[ABG]] may be helpful   
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Small oppacities and [[fibrosis]] observed in [[chest X-ray]]
* Small oppacities and [[fibrosis]] observed in [[chest X-ray|chest X−ray]]
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] and [[Positron emission tomography|FDG-PET]] may be helpful
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] and [[Positron emission tomography|FDG−PET]] may be helpful
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* [[FEV1/FVC ratio|FEV1/FVC]] <70%
* [[FEV1/FVC ratio|FEV1/FVC]] <70%
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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* [[Creatinine]]
* [[Creatinine]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* [[Contrast enhanced CT|Contrast-enhanced CT]] of chest and upper abdomen
* [[Contrast enhanced CT|Contrast−enhanced CT]] of chest and upper abdomen
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Not specific
* Not specific
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* Types
* Types
** [[Small cell lung cancer|Small cell lung cance]]<nowiki/>r ([[Small cell lung cancer|SCLC]])
** [[Small cell lung cancer|Small cell lung cance]]<nowiki/>r ([[Small cell lung cancer|SCLC]])
** [[Non small cell lung cancer|Non-small cell lung cance]]<nowiki/>r ([[Non small cell lung cancer|NSCLC]])
** [[Non small cell lung cancer|Non−small cell lung cance]]<nowiki/>r ([[Non small cell lung cancer|NSCLC]])
|-
|-
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |'''[[Interstitial lung disease]]'''<ref name="pmid15331185">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lama VN, Martinez FJ |title=Resting and exercise physiology in interstitial lung diseases |journal=Clin. Chest Med. |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=435–53, v |year=2004 |pmid=15331185 |doi=10.1016/j.ccm.2004.05.005 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15133338">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chetta A, Marangio E, Olivieri D |title=Pulmonary function testing in interstitial lung diseases |journal=Respiration |volume=71 |issue=3 |pages=209–13 |year=2004 |pmid=15133338 |doi=10.1159/000077416 |url=}}</ref>
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |'''[[Interstitial lung disease]]'''<ref name="pmid15331185">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lama VN, Martinez FJ |title=Resting and exercise physiology in interstitial lung diseases |journal=Clin. Chest Med. |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=435–53, v |year=2004 |pmid=15331185 |doi=10.1016/j.ccm.2004.05.005 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15133338">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chetta A, Marangio E, Olivieri D |title=Pulmonary function testing in interstitial lung diseases |journal=Respiration |volume=71 |issue=3 |pages=209–13 |year=2004 |pmid=15133338 |doi=10.1159/000077416 |url=}}</ref>
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Variable
* Variable
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | -
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* [[Wheeze|Wheezing]]
* [[Wheeze|Wheezing]]
* [[Rales|Crackles]] or velcro rales
* [[Rales|Crackles]] or velcro rales
* [[Lung volumes|Inspiratory]] high-pitched [[rhonchi]]
* [[Lung volumes|Inspiratory]] high−pitched [[rhonchi]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |The following investigations may be helpful:
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |The following investigations may be helpful:
* [[Hepatic function test]]  
* [[Hepatic function test]]  
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* [[Serology|Serological testing]]
* [[Serology|Serological testing]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* [[Nodular]], [[reticular]] or both pattern in [[chest X-ray]]
* [[Nodular]], [[reticular]] or both pattern in [[chest X-ray|chest X−ray]]
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] in patients with diffuse pulmonary lung disease
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] in patients with diffuse pulmonary lung disease
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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* [[Rhonchi]]
* [[Rhonchi]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Sputum [[acid-fast]] bacilli ([[Acid-fast|AFB]]) smear may be positive
* Sputum [[acid-fast|acid−fast]] bacilli ([[Acid-fast|AFB]]) smear may be positive
* [[Mycobacterium|Mycobacterial]] [[Culture media|culture]] may be positive
* [[Mycobacterium|Mycobacterial]] [[Culture media|culture]] may be positive
* Molecular testing may be helpful
* Molecular testing may be helpful
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Reactivation of [[Tuberculosis|TB]] is observed as [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltration]] in the upper [[Lobe (anatomy)|lobe]] in [[Chest X-ray|chest X-Ray]]
* Reactivation of [[Tuberculosis|TB]] is observed as [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltration]] in the upper [[Lobe (anatomy)|lobe]] in [[Chest X-ray|chest X−Ray]]
* In patients with [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)|HIV]], Tb is observed as lobar [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltration]], [[adenopathy]], lung mass named [[tuberculoma]], small fibronodular lesions, and/or [[pleural effusion]] on [[Chest X-ray|chest X-Ray]]  
* In patients with [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)|HIV]], Tb is observed as lobar [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltration]], [[adenopathy]], lung mass named [[tuberculoma]], small fibronodular lesions, and/or [[pleural effusion]] on [[Chest X-ray|chest X−Ray]]  
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] can detect early nodal process
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] can detect early nodal process
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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* Variable
* Variable
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | -
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Barrel-shaped chest
* Barrel−shaped chest
* [[Wheezing]]
* [[Wheezing]]
* [[Tachypnea]]
* [[Tachypnea]]
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* [[CFTR (gene)|CFTR]] [[mutation]] in molecular testing may be positive
* [[CFTR (gene)|CFTR]] [[mutation]] in molecular testing may be positive
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Hyperinflation, [[atelectasis]], and infiltrates on [[Chest X-ray|chest X-Ray]]
* Hyperinflation, [[atelectasis]], and infiltrates on [[Chest X-ray|chest X−Ray]]
* Severe patients present bronchietasis, "tram tracks" [[Peribronchial cuffing|peribronchial cuffin]]<nowiki/>g in [[Chest X-ray|chest X-Ray]]
* Severe patients present bronchietasis, "tram tracks" [[Peribronchial cuffing|peribronchial cuffin]]<nowiki/>g in [[Chest X-ray|chest X−Ray]]
* The extension of [[bronchietasis]] can be defined by [[Computed tomography|CT]]  
* The extension of [[bronchietasis]] can be defined by [[Computed tomography|CT]]  
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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* Days to weeks  
* Days to weeks  
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Pink frothy, liquid
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Pink frothy, liquid
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | -
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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* [[Complete blood count]]
* [[Complete blood count]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* [[Cardiomegaly]], [[pleural effusion]], interstitial [[edema]], alveolar [[edema]] and blood redistribution in lower lobes in [[chest X-ray]]  
* [[Cardiomegaly]], [[pleural effusion]], interstitial [[edema]], alveolar [[edema]] and blood redistribution in lower lobes in [[chest X-ray|chest X−ray]]  
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Not specific
* Not specific
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* Tests are supportive  
* Tests are supportive  
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* [[12-lead ECG]]
* [[12-lead ECG|12−lead ECG]]
* Plasma [[Brain natriuretic peptide|BNP]] and [[NT-proBNP]]
* Plasma [[Brain natriuretic peptide|BNP]] and [[NT-proBNP|NT−proBNP]]
* [[Echocardiography]]
* [[Echocardiography]]
|-
|-
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Pink frothy
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔ Pink frothy
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | -
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | -
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* More than 2 years
* More than 2 years
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | -
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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* [[Anti-nuclear antibody|Antinuclear antibody]] ([[Antinuclear antibodies|ANA]])
* [[Anti-nuclear antibody|Antinuclear antibody]] ([[Antinuclear antibodies|ANA]])
* [[Rheumatoid factor]] ([[RF]])
* [[Rheumatoid factor]] ([[RF]])
* [[Anti-neutrophil  cytoplasmic antibody]] ([[Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody|ANCA]])
* [[Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody|Anti−neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody]] ([[Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody|ANCA]])
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Enlargement of the central [[pulmonary artery]] and right heart  in [[Chest X-ray|chest X-Ray]]
* Enlargement of the central [[pulmonary artery]] and right heart  in [[Chest X-ray|chest X−Ray]]
* [[Pulmonary  artery]] systolic pressure can be estimated in [[echocardiography]]
* [[Pulmonary  artery]] systolic pressure can be estimated in [[echocardiography]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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* Variable
* Variable
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | -
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* PH testing
* PH testing
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | --
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | −−
|-
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Autoimmune disease|'''Autoinmune''']]
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Autoimmune disease|'''Autoinmune''']]
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Variable
* Variable
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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* [[Complete blood count]] ([[Complete blood count|CBC]])
* [[Complete blood count]] ([[Complete blood count|CBC]])
* [[Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody|ANCA]] positive
* [[Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody|ANCA]] positive
* [[Goodpasture syndrome|Anti-GBM]] in [[Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)|ELISA]] or [[western blot]]
* [[Goodpasture syndrome|Anti−GBM]] in [[Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)|ELISA]] or [[western blot]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Pulmonary infiltratation in [[Chest X-ray|chest X-Ray]]
* Pulmonary infiltratation in [[Chest X-ray|chest X−Ray]]
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] scan for parenchymal involvement  
* [[Computed tomography|CT]] scan for parenchymal involvement  
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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* [[Wheeze|Wheezing]]
* [[Wheeze|Wheezing]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |The following investigations may be helpful:
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |The following investigations may be helpful:
* [[Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody|ANCA]], [[P-ANCA]], [[C-ANCA]]
* [[Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody|ANCA]], [[P-ANCA|P−ANCA]], [[C-ANCA|C−ANCA]]
* [[Blood urea nitrogen|BUN]]
* [[Blood urea nitrogen|BUN]]
* [[Creatinine]]
* [[Creatinine]]
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* Lung [[biopsy]]
* Lung [[biopsy]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* [[Nodules]], [[Lung|pulmonary]] infiltrates, reticular margins, pleural opacities and [[Cavity|cavities]] in [[Chest X-ray|chest X-Ray]]
* [[Nodules]], [[Lung|pulmonary]] infiltrates, reticular margins, pleural opacities and [[Cavity|cavities]] in [[Chest X-ray|chest X−Ray]]
* [[Nodule (medicine)|Nodules]], [[cavities]] and stellate-shaped peripherial [[pulmonary]] in chest [[Computed tomography|CT]]
* [[Nodule (medicine)|Nodules]], [[cavities]] and stellate−shaped peripherial [[pulmonary]] in chest [[Computed tomography|CT]]
* [[Bronchoscopy]] may be helpful
* [[Bronchoscopy]] may be helpful
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* Years
* Years
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + | -
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |✔
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* [[Histopathology|Histopathologic]] detection  
* [[Histopathology|Histopathologic]] detection  
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* On [[Chest X-ray|chest X-Ray]]:
* On [[Chest X-ray|chest X−Ray]]:
** Stage 1: Bilateral hiliar [[adenopathy]]   
** Stage 1: Bilateral hiliar [[adenopathy]]   
** Stage 2: [[Reticular]] opacities and hiliar adenopathy   
** Stage 2: [[Reticular]] opacities and hiliar adenopathy   
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* [[Urinalysis]]
* [[Urinalysis]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |
* [[Cavitation]], [[Nodule (medicine)|nodules]], and alveolar opacities in [[chest X-ray]]
* [[Cavitation]], [[Nodule (medicine)|nodules]], and alveolar opacities in [[chest X-ray|chest X−ray]]
* Head and chest [[Computed tomography|CT]] may be helpful
* Head and chest [[Computed tomography|CT]] may be helpful
* [[Electromyography]]/[[nerve conduction study]] may also be helpful
* [[Electromyography]]/[[nerve conduction study]] may also be helpful
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* [[Purpura]] involving lower extremities  
* [[Purpura]] involving lower extremities  
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Karina Zavaleta, MD [2]

Overview

Cough Differential Diagnosis

Organ system Diseases Clinical manifestations Diagnosis Other features
Symptoms Physical exam
Onset Duration Productive cough Hemoptysis Weight lost Fever Dyspnea Ascultation Lab findings Imaging PFT Gold standard
Respiratory Upper airway diseases Epiglottitis[1][2] Abrupt or acute
  • 12−24 hours
  • Elevated white blood count in CBC
  • Blood culture may show bacterial growth
  • Epiglottal culture in intubated patients may show bacterial growth
  • Normal function
Croup[3] Acute
  • 3−5 days
  • Clinical diagnosis.
  • Laboratory findings and imaging are not necessary for diagnosis
Pertussis[4][5] Acute
  • Two weeks
✔ Whooping sound
  • Clear chest
  • Normal function
  • Culture
Laryngopharyngeal reflux[6][7] Chronic
  • Variable
  • Normal function
  • 24 hour−dual sensor pH probe
Common Cold[8] Acute
  • 3−10 days
  • Bacterial culture is not indicated
  • Normal function
  • Clinical diagnosis
Seasonal Influenza [9] Acute
  • 5−10 days
  • Normal function
  • Clinical diagnosis
Rhinosinusitis[10][11] Acute, subacute, chronic, recurrent
  • Acute: Less than 4 weeks
  • Subacute: 4−12 weeks
  • Chronic: More than 12 weeks
  • Recurrent: 4 or more episodes or acute rhinosinusitis per year
  • Clear chest
  • Air−fluid level, mucosal edema and bony erosion of sinus on CT
  • MRI for distinguish the etiology
  • Normal function
Lower airway Asthma[12] Chronic
  • Years
✔ Clear mucoid or yellow sputum
  • Family history
  • Seasonal variation
Acute Bronchitis[13] Acute
  • From 5 days to 1 or 3 weeks
  • FEV1 < 80%
  • Clinical diagnosis
Chronic Bronchitis[14][15] Chronic
  • Most of the days for three months in the las two years.
✔ Clear sputum
Non−asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis[16][17] Chronic
  • More than 8 weeks
Eosinophilic sputum
  • Exposure to an occupational cause
Bronchiectasis[18] Chronic
  • Months to years
✔ Mucopurulent sputum
  • CT of chest
Emphysema [19] Chronic
  • Months to years
✔ Mucoid or purulent sputum
  • Exposure of tobacco and air pollution
Foreing body aspiration[20][21][22] Acute
  • Variable
  • No specific tests
  • Not specific
  • In children <1 year and adults >75 years
  • Organic materials in children
  • Inorganic materials in adults
Bronchiolitis[23][24] Acute
  • 8−15 days
  • Clinical diagnosis
Parenchyma Pneumonia[25][26] Acute
  • Variable
✔ Mucopurulent sputum
  • Not specific
Pneumoconioses[27][28] Acute, Chronic
  • Years
Lung cancer[29][30] Chronic
  • Years
The following investigations may be helpful:
  • Not specific
Interstitial lung disease[31][32] Chronic
  • Variable
The following investigations may be helpful:
  • Lung biopsy when lab, imaging, and PFT has indeterminate result
Tuberculosis (TB)[33][34] Chronic
  • More than 2 or 3 weeks
Cystic fibrosis (CF)[35][36] Chronic
  • Variable
  • Evidence of CFTR dysfunction
Cardiac Cardiogenic pulmonary edema[37][38] Acute
  • Days to weeks
✔ Pink frothy, liquid The following investigations may be helpful:
  • Not specific
  • Clinical diagnosis
  • Tests are supportive
Mitral Stenosis[39][40] Chronic
  • Variable
✔ Pink frothy
  • Not specifc
Pulmonary hypertension[41][42] Chronic
  • More than 2 years
The following investigations may be helpful:
Gastrointestinal Gastroesophageal reflux[43][44] Chronic
  • Variable
  • Not specific
  • Normal function
  • PH testing
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Autoinmune Goodpasture syndrome[45][46] Chronic
  • Variable
The following investigations may be helpful:
  • Pulmonary infiltratation in chest X−Ray
  • CT scan for parenchymal involvement
Wegener's disease (GPA) [47][48] Chronic
  • Months
The following investigations may be helpful:
Sarcoidosis[49][50] Chronic
  • Years
The following investigations may be helpful:
Microscopic polyangitis (MPA)[51] Chronic
  • Variable
The following investigations may be helpful:
Churg−Strauss[52][53] Chronic
  • Variable
  • Infiltrates in chest X−Ray
  • Ground glass opacities, tree−in−bud sign and small nodules in chest CT
Medication ACE inhibitors[54][55] Acute (depend on the medication)
  • From 2 weeks to 6 months
  • Not indicated
  • No indicated
  • Normal function
  • Clinical diagnosis
  • Resolves in four to five days of stopping the medication
  • Angioedema

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