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Excellent overview of the emergency department approach to atraumatic sudden onset headaches- including proposed algorithm and
Excellent overview ... atraumatic sudden onset headaches ... petrosoniak #Headache
Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
than 3 migraine headaches ... or at least 8 headache ... severe debilitating headaches ... Medications #Table #Pharmacology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Secondary Headaches ... P - Previous Headache ... change Migraine Headache ... days Cluster Headache ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis
Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
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Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis ... symptoms • Headache ... Temporal #GiantCell #Arteritis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Approach to Headaches ... thunderclap) of worst headache ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... MatthewHoMD #Headache
Summary of characteristics of Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors

#AntiPlatelet #Inhibitors #Pharmacology #Table #Overview #Interactions #Pharmacology #Cardiology
AntiPlatelet #Inhibitors #Pharmacology ... #Table #Overview ... #Interactions #Pharmacology
Overview of Tricyclic antidepressants

#antidepressants #pharmacology #mechanism #side-effects
Overview of Tricyclic ... antidepressants #pharmacology
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... Glaucoma, Giant cell arteritis ... uw_IMresidency #Headache
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

1. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) (PO)
2. Fosfomycin (PO)
3. Methenamine (PO)

#Pharmacology
Antibiotics - Class Overview ... Methenamine (PO) #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
#Pharmacology #Phenytoin #Dilantin #Overview #Review
#Pharmacology #Phenytoin ... #Dilantin #Overview