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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... thrombosis • Hemorrhage ... arteritis • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Diagnosis Red ... - Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... #diagnosis #differential ... secondary #management #neurology
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute • Sinusitis ... Brain Injury • Acute ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... always exclude: CKD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage ... : - Acute angle-closure ... #Neurology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - Pre-renal disease ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Diagnosis Framework ... t-PA, heparin Acute ... acidosis, DKA Kidney Disease ... : • AKI, CKD ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Diagnosis Algorithm ... D deficiency, CKD ... Hyperphosphatemia, Acute ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #calcium
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Meniere's Disease ... • Cerebellar Hemorrhage ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm