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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... history of cancer, HIV ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... • Acute angle
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
Causes of Secondary ... Red Flag Symptoms ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Causes
Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
H _ HIV - Hepatitis ... , dermatitis, dementia ... cause? ... , vomiting, headaches ... Mnemonic #Diagnosis #Differential
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... arteries - Temporal arteritis ... deficits (CN Ill, IV ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV ... Dermatomyositis, Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Infection: Acute ... #Causes
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • CMV • HIV ... Fatigue • Acute
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... rash) • Primary HIV ... Articular - Acute ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
symptom of something ... C" (common for causes ... loss, cancer, HIV ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... : Fever, headache ... : Fever, headache ... Demyelinating disease caused ... CNS #Infections #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... or at work) - acute ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential