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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
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Diagnosis Framework ... basement membrane disease ... • Signs of glomerular ... of glomerular disease ... #nephrology #renal
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
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... , Busulfan • Disease ... Nephrolithiasis, ADPKD (Hemorrhagic ... #differential #diagnosis ... management #treatment #nephrology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... • Cerebellar Hemorrhage ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage ... Dyspnea, Fever, Hematuria ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Méniére's disease ... Cerebellar hemorrhage ... signs or symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... thrombosis, or hemorrhagic ... • Papilledema, headache ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... differential #TB #neurology
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
disease itself ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs ... Secondary #Comparison #Neurology ... #Diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... associated intracranial hemorrhage ... • Imaging: - Hemorrhage ... Demyelinating disease ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology