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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Cell (Temporal) Arteritis ... Complications Signs ... Headache (usually ... superimposed by waves ... Complications #Signs
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 ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... #Differential #
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Tightness which Waxes ... and Wanes • 30 ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... #diagnosis #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 #
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 ... #Differential #
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
J point • De Winter ... symmetrical T-waves ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... EKG #diagnosis #differential
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... Tender temporal arteries ... - Temporal arteritis ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
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 ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... Dangerous #Deadly #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