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Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
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Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis ... Constitutional symptoms ... • Headache ... Temporal #GiantCell #Arteritis
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Conditions With Arteritis ... BP Giant cell arteritis ... yrs - Cranial symptoms ... (Headache, jaw ... Oral and genital Sores
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Cell (Temporal) Arteritis ... Complications Signs/Symptoms ... : - Headache ... Stroke or TIA-like symptoms ... Complications #Signs #Symptoms
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 ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... MatthewHoMD #Headache
Asterixis is a type of negative myoclonus characterized by irregular lapses of posture of various body
Asterixis is a type ... of various body parts ... drkeithsiau #Asterixis ... hyperammonemia #PhysicalExam
Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
Headache Syndromes ... with stroke-like symptoms ... syndrome "Worst headache ... closure glaucoma #Headache ... Syndromes #diagnosis #symptoms
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived ... occur during the headache ... 24% always had headache ... vertigo and 67% had headache ... occur during the headache-free
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... With Different Headache ... arteries - Temporal arteritis ... ), IIH #headache ... #signs #symptoms
Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Eyes - Roth spots ... #Endocarditis #Symptoms ... Signs #Features #PhysicalExam
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... shoulder girdle symptoms ... neurologic signs/symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Headache