Level 2: Cough – Chief Complaint: Expert Panel DDX

How does your differential compare with the experts?

What questions will comprise your initial history?

Experts’ DDX:

1. Acute
   1. Viral Infection
   2. Post viral cough syndrome
   3. Post nasal drip
   4. Pneumonia
   5. Pulmonary edema
2. Chronic
   1. Post nasal drip
   2. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
   3. Asthma
   4. Infection
      1. Pertussis
      2. Mycoplasma
      3. Tuberculosis
   5. Medication-related
   6. Cancer
   7. Smoker’s cough
   8. Bronchitis
   9. Occupation-related cough