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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Meningeal signs ... thrombosis • Hemorrhage ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... - Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #primary
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... • Cerebellar Hemorrhage
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Dissection, Aneurysm, Hemorrhage ... Primary, Metastatic disease ... #Causes #algorithm
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... meningeal irritation signs ... Non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
• Fever • Headache ... rash • Others: nausea ... • Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Cerebellar hemorrhage ... signs or symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... lesions, subhyaloid hemorrhage ... acute cerebellar hemorrhage ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Causes of Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Blood Loss: >500mL post vaginal delivery OR >1000 mL
Causes of Post-Partum ... Hemorrhage - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... section Uterine Atony ... von Willebrand's disease
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... of Headache: ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... postpartum #Diagnosis