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SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
life-threatening headaches ... Systemic signs ... disorders Neurologic symptoms ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #headache
Syncope - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Reflex Syncope 
 - Cardiogenic Syncope
Syncope - Findings, Signs ... and Symptoms by ... #Syncope #Differential ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare ... #Sign #Symptoms
Shock - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Distributive (Vasodilation)
Shock - Findings, Signs ... and Symptoms by ... DrEricStrong #Shock #Differential ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare ... #Sign #Symptoms
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... #Differential #
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Photophobia and Headache ... - Differential ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... #differential #
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Pressure: • Headache ... overgrowth: • Carpal ... Overproduction #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... With Different Headache ... ), IIH #headache ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
occur during the headache ... 24% always had headache ... vertigo and 67% had headache ... varying neurologic signs ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... shoulder girdle symptoms ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... /symptoms in non-arterial ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... - CBC with differential ... Acute/severe headache ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare