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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
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 #
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome - Signs ... and Symptoms Generalized ... Glucose intolerance, Headache ... #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
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 #
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
complications - Headache ... • Acromegaly - Headache ... Pituitary #Tumors #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Endocrinology
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
Symptoms and Signs ... of Hypocalcemia ... secretion #Hypocalcemia ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Benign Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplasia - Often Bilateral
 • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
 • ACTH
Adrenal Mass - Differential ... Hypertension +/- Hypokalemia ... Hypertension, Headache ... AdrenalMass #Benign #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
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
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Pressure: • Headache ... Overproduction #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Adrenal Mass - Differential ... Hypertension +/- Hypokalemia ... Hypertension, Headache ... AdrenalMass #Malignant #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology