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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Arteritis: Clinical findings ... Complications Signs ... Headache (usually ... #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #Vasculitis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... lyme • Altered mental ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g.
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... elbow flexion test ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
Headache Syndromes ... positive focal finding ... Sinus pressure or dental ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #symptoms
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... changes with focal findings ... arteries - Temporal ... #signs #symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings ... injury of Lateral Femoral ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #signs #symptoms
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... findings - idiopathic ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... #Headache #Killers
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... (headache and diplopia ... is a skin prick test ... #signs #symptoms
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... Pressure: • Headache ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... = vasculitis vs ... claudication, headaches ... the “Chewing gum test ... #Signs #Symptoms