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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... , fever, myalgia ... arteritis • Acute
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
CNS infection: fever ... or at work) - acute ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Symptoms and signs of Leptospirosis
Acute phase:
 - Fever and headache
 - Conjunctival suffusion, jaundice, and photophobia
Symptoms and signs ... Leptospirosis Acute ... phase: - Fever ... and headache ... phases #immune #acute
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... thrombosis • Acute ... reactive pupils - Acute ... artery dissection, acute ... #signs #symptoms
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... localizing signs ... , acute HIV infection ... , Lassa fever, acute ... infection • Abdominal
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... pain, headache, ... malaise) → Acute ... infiltration) Differential
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Mediterranean Fever ... by serositis • Acute ... - May involve symptoms ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #Pain #differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Coltivirus Symptoms ... • Fever • Nuchal ... influenzae Symptoms ... : • Acute meningeal ... signs (fever, nuchal
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
loss, low grade fever ... Orthostasis, Syncope, Headache ... , Incr risk of Acute ... between arms - Abdominal ... #Symptoms
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
duodenum Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Classic ... , and palpable abdominal ... • Should be on differential ... patients with acute