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Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... Flags and Differential ... : • Bilateral ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... Primary headaches ... - Miosis Secondary ... : - Acute angle-closure ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... Disease process primarily ... nephropathy • Secondary ... Interstitial Nephritis (AIN ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... polychondritis - Relapsing, bilateral ... ear lobes Secondary ... following symptoms: headache ... cervical spine #Earpain
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
causes: sepsis, meds ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... usually requires bilateral ... Neurogenic bladder • Urinary ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine • MCC- acute ... dysfunction SPINE Mnemonic ... infections • primary ... constipation Differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... unilateral or bilateral ... can present with primarily ... Symptoms: • Acute ... #diagnosis #neurology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Bleeding, abdominal pain ... • Should be on differential ... that precedes a later ... • Secondary AEF ... patients with acute
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
vision changes, headaches ... hypotension - Primary ... hypotension - Secondary ... tear - type 2: lateral ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology