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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... Hemorrhage • Hypertensive ... Benign intracranial hypertension ... #Differential #
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential ... taken at home, work ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... consciousness, hypertension ... at home or at work ... #Diagnosis #Headache ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... /Hypertensive emergency ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Adrenal Mass - Differential ... Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ... Aldosterone Excess Hypertension ... , Headache, Diaphoresis ... AdrenalMass #Malignant #Differential
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
With Different Headache ... poisoning • Hypertension ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... symptoms #clues #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... #Differential # ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes of Headache ... benign intracranial hypertension ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... history of SAH - Hypertension—severe ... signs #symptoms #differential
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... tone → Postural hypotension ... sensations - Headache ... Disorientation, Headache