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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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• Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... (e.g., fever, myalgia ... glaucoma (AACG) • Benign ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... triple vessel disease ... #Ischemia #ECG ... Interpretation #differential
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Diagnosis Algorithm ... nystagmus • Benign ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
disease itself ... hydrocephalus) • Neurologic ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs ... Secondary #Comparison #Neurology
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 ... presentation in winter ... Acute/severe headache ... of infection (fever
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
breast diseases ... trauma to breast e.g ... bruising/erythema/sign ... Patient may have fever ... #benign #differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Benign paroxysmal ... Méniére's disease ... Disease onset usually ... signs or symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Enteroviruses (e.g ... • Fever • Nuchal ... Acute meningeal signs ... (fever, nuchal ... #diagnosis #neurology
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
collagen vascular diseases ... History of previous benign ... polycystic kidney disease ... #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Benign - Anechoic ... Polycystic Kidney Disease ... Carcinoma - No signs ... - Abscess - Fever