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Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Secondary Headaches ... P - Previous Headache ... , Subdural hematoma ... , epidural hematoma ... #diagnosis #differential
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Retro-orbital hematoma ... detachment or hemorrhage ... #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
With Different Headache ... SAH, subdural hematoma ... Stroke, subdural hematoma ... , epidural hematoma ... #clues #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... of Headache: ... late pregnancy or postpartum ... #Diagnosis # ... Headache #Killers
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
of Headache and ... usual or customary headache ... middle-aged Subdural hematoma ... anticoagulation Epidural hematoma ... examination #headache
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Diagnosis Framework ... polychondritis - Relapsing, bilateral ... : headache, malaise ... (subdural hematoma ... #diagnosis
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
with visual field defect ... Retinal Detachment: Symptoms ... with onset of a headache ... syneresis • Vitreous hemorrhage ... #ophthalmology