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Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Headaches - Red ... P - Previous Headache ... change Migraine Headache ... visuals) Tension Headache ... days Cluster Headache
Primary vs Secondary Headache Classification

- VA Joint Chiefs @BostonChiefs

#Primary #Secondary #Headache #Classification #neurology #differential #diagnosis
Headache Classification ... - VA Joint Chiefs ... #Secondary #Headache ... Classification #neurology ... #differential #
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Photophobia and Headache ... - Differential ... Primary headaches ... : - Acute angle-closure ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Approach to Headaches ... thunderclap) of worst headache ... lesion • CNS infection ... arteritis • Acute ... MatthewHoMD #Headache
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Electrolytes including Ca ... - CBC with differential ... workup as appropriate ... Trauma - Acute ... /severe headache
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Symptoms: Fever, headache ... Symptoms: Fever, headache ... • Symptoms: Headache ... #differential #
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Workup for Hypophosphatemia ... - Differential ... paraproteinemia, acute ... Normal or High PTH: Primary ... Fanconi syndrome, CA
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... at home or at work ... ) - acute angle ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Headache
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes of Headache ... dormitories) - Lack of primary ... usual or customary headache ... severe pain; "worst headache ... examination #headache
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... /squamous cell CA ... following symptoms: headache ... the tragus to differentiate ... Otolaryngology #differential