14 results
Primary and Secondary Headache Types - Differential Classification

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong

#Headaches #Primary #Secondary #Types
and Secondary Headache ... Types - Differential ... Classification ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... #Table
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Cardioembolic: Atrial fib ... embolism, Occult a-fib ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Deep coma (any cause ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... exacerbation (any cause ... Eric Strong https ... #Table #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... Eric Strong https ... #Syncope #Differential ... #Table #Causes
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Eric Strong https ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
- Inability to differentiate ... patient is still able ... to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Eric Strong https ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
or hemorrhagic stroke ... • Papilledema, headache ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Symptoms: • Headache ... meningovascular (stroke ... regarded as a strong ... #diagnosis #neurology