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

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... thrombosis • Hemorrhage ... lesion • CNS infection
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... Non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage ... • CNS Vasculitis
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 ... , Vasculitis, PRES ... , Moyamoya Infectious
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... - subarachnoid hemorrhage ... intracerebral hemorrhage ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome - Signs ... and Symptoms Generalized ... Increased risk of infections ... Glucose intolerance, Headache ... #Symptoms #diagnosis
Henoch Schonlein Purpura 
Typically a young boy. Often occurs following upper respiratory tract infection. A systemic
respiratory tract infection ... A systemic vasculitis ... Schonlein #Purpura #Diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Signs ... #Symptoms
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
ADEM -> Fever, headache ... Opportunistic infections ... Complications #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... - Consider non-infectious ... - Classical signs ... lesions, splinter hemorrhages ... - IE can mimic vasculitis
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 ... #differential #diagnosis