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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... lyme • Altered mental ... arteritis • Acute ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute • Sinusitis ... • Dental Abscess ... Brain Injury • Acute ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... Bone Fracture Central ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... acidosis - Cl⁻ decrease ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... and Central Vertigo ... signs or symptoms ... #Peripheral #Central ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
coagulopathy, decreased ... or at work) - acute ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... /L) • Mildly decreased ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs ... #diagnosis #neurology
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes of Headache ... Immunocompromised state - General ... debilitation with decreased ... #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... of breath • Neurologic ... deficits (peripheral ... Hyperuricemia • Acute ... • Vomiting, decreased
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Impairment: • Acute ... lesions of the central ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... #Diagnosis #neurology