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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... lesion • CNS infection ... arteritis • Acute
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Increased risk of infections ... Glucose intolerance, Headache ... #Signs #Symptoms
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
and signs. ... intolerance, Poor memory ... : Mental slowness ... , Psychosis/dementia ... Carpal timel syndrome
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
history of viral infection ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... varying neurologic signs ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
without Red Flag Symptoms ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute • Sinusitis ... • Dental Abscess
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... , central venous ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... Syndrome Symptoms ... : • Headache ( ... candidiasis • Central ... • Severe headache
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bone Fracture Central ... /signs, bidirectional ... nystagmus - Infection
Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
Headache Syndromes ... Sinus pressure or dental ... infection Forehead ... Temporal arteritis or acute ... #symptoms
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... or at work) - acute ... shoulder girdle symptoms ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential