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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 ... , epidural hematoma ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... #causes #primary
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... Tenosynovitis) • Secondary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... ear lobes Secondary ... following symptoms: headache ... of Secondary Otalgia ... (subdural hematoma
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
SAH, subdural hematoma ... arteries - Temporal arteritis ... Stroke, subdural hematoma ... , epidural hematoma ... #differential #
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... • Screen for secondary ... (common causes ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... predispose to other orthopedic ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... • Differentiate ... #hematology
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... immunization Temporal arteritis ... middle-aged Subdural hematoma ... anticoagulation Epidural hematoma ... signs #symptoms #differential
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Better call hematology ... causes: Many of ... you’ll do a good workup ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... tuberculosis) • Fungi, secondary ... Joint #pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... of Headache: ... at home or at work ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential