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Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Eye/Temple • Pain ... quickly, deep pain ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... #diagnosis #differential
Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
Headache Syndromes ... syndrome "Worst headache ... Temporal arteritis or acute ... closure glaucoma #Headache ... #Syndromes #diagnosis
IDSA - Conventional Criteria for the Diagnosis of Sinusitis Based on the Presence of at Least
Criteria for the Diagnosis ... fullness • Facial pain ... • Fever (for acute ... Symptoms: • Headache ... #sinusitis #diagnosis
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes of Headache ... of sinus or ear infection ... Glaucoma—acute ... ; "worst headache ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... or at work) - acute ... dissection: unilateral pain ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... #Headache #Killers
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Signs: weight gain ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... effusions). 1/5 pts w/ acute ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... infections, bone pain ... Blast Phase: • Headaches ... bruising, bleeding, infection ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome Acute ... - Fatigue - Headaches ... malaise) - Muscle pain ... Inflammation and pain ... Sweet #Syndrome #diagnosis
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... adhesives, stains, paint ... gasoline additive Pharmacology ... osmolal gap #Diagnosis ... #ALiEM
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
onset of swelling, pain ... culture used to diagnose ... concomitant infection ... neck pain, fever ... , and headache,