DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

​Differential diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases are : 
-diaphragmatic paralysis 
-drugs 
-cystic fibrosis 
-cyanosis 
-lung carcinoma 
-metastases
-bronchitis 
-bronchiolitis obliterans
-bronchiectasis 
-alpha – 1  - antitrypsin deficiency 
-acute respiratory distress syndrome 
-asthma 
-granulomatous disease
-Farmer’s lung 
-emphysema 
-hypersensitivity pneumonitis
-IV drugs user
-mesothelioma 
-mediastinal lymphadenopathy 
-occupational lung disease
-nervous system depression 
-vasculitis 
-smoking tuberculosis 
-tracheomalacia 
-systemic lupus erythematosus 
-restrictive lung disease
-respiratory failure 
-pneumothorax
-pneumonitis 
-pneumonia 
-radiation exposure 
-pulmonary embolism 
-pulmonary edema