Level 1: Cough – Chief Complaint: Expert Panel DDX

How does your differential compare with the experts?

What questions will comprise your initial history?

Experts’ DDX:

  1. GERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease/acid reflux disease)
  2. UACS (upper airway cough syndrome)
  3. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
  4. asthma
  5. pneumonia
  6. CHF (congestive heart failure)
  7. PE (pulmonary embolus)
  8. Allergies
  9. Lung cancer
  10. medication-induced
  11. TB (tuberculosis)
  12. occupational exposure
  13. URI (upper respiratory illness)
  14. bronchitis