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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 ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... thrombosis • Hemorrhage
COVID-19 Signs and Symptoms at the time of Presentation

Fever
Myalgia
Headache
Rinorrhea
Sore Throat
Dyspnea
Chest Tightness
Cough
Sputum
Hemoptysis
Nausea/Vomiting
Diarrhea

Dr. Josh Farkas @pulmcrit via Internet
COVID-19 Signs and ... Symptoms at the ... Fever Myalgia Headache ... Sputum Hemoptysis Nausea ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Complications Signs ... Headache (usually ... Papillary Edema, Flame Hemorrhages ... Complications #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis
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
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 ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... without an obvious cause ... Cerebellar hemorrhage ... varying neurologic signs ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... /signs, bidirectional ... • Cerebellar Hemorrhage ... #Differential #Diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... of Headache: ... - subarachnoid hemorrhage ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... • Fever • Headache ... • Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... with splinter hemorrhages ... Doppler US : halo sign ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis