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Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... - Differential ... Sinusitis, TMJ disorder ... arteritis Vascular: Hypertension ... #Differential #
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... consciousness, hypertension ... overweight female, hormone ... #Diagnosis #Headache ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... with electrolyte disorders ... bruit or signs of hormonal ... Neurologic disorders ... Workup #causes #Differential
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
bilateral, malignant, pediatric ... triad: episodic headache ... • Headache → ... or hypotension, ... leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes of Headache ... benign intracranial hypertension ... Pregnancy, peripartum, hormone ... history of SAH - Hypertension—severe ... signs #symptoms #differential
Age Distribution of Hypertension Etiologies
< 1 month
 - Renal arterial thrombosis
 - Congenital renal disease
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Distribution of Hypertension ... - Endocrine disorders ... Mendelian genetic disorders ... Secondary #diagnosis #differential ... #age #pediatrics
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... with onset of a headache ... acuity • Postural hypotension ... Occipital lobe disorders ... #Floaters #Differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... ) • Endocrine disorders ... Frank nephritis (hypertension ... PNS and CNS • Headache ... dysfunction, and mood disorder