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Causes of Primary and Secondary (without Red Flags) Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#Primary #Secondary #Headaches #Neurology
Causes of Primary ... and Secondary ( ... - Differential ... #Headaches #Neurology ... #Causes
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Meningeal signs ... #Differential # ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Nephrology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... Flags and Differential ... Non-Vascular - Increased/Decreased ... #causes #primary ... #neurology
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
Causes of Secondary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Headaches #Neurology ... #Differential # ... #Causes
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
Dizziness, orthostatic hypotension ... - Nausea, vomiting ... - Amenorrhea, decreased ... delayed puberty - Headache ... Insufficiency #Signs
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... the existence of hypertension ... suggests either secondary ... #causes #nephrology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... coagulopathy, decreased ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Workup and Differential ... and signs of end-organ ... renal bruit or signs ... Neurologic disorders
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cause - Decreased ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... Muscle weakness • Hypotension