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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Approach to Headaches ... history of cancer, HIV ... thunderclap) of worst headache ... arteritis • Acute ... MatthewHoMD #Headache
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
C" (common for causes ... loss, cancer, HIV ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs ... #Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
With Different Headache ... anemia, febrile headache ... Fever - Febrile headache ... post-traumatic headache ... ), IIH #headache
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... Symptoms: • Headache ... symptoms • Severe headache ... #Syndrome #HIV ... #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Irritability • Headaches ... and petechiae Causes ... Sulfonamides - NSAIDs ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
occur during the headache ... 24% always had headache ... vertigo and 67% had headache ... occur during the headache-free ... varying neurologic signs
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... clinical context and signs ... hepatitis serology, HIV ... #nephrology #causes
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... of Headache and ... usual or customary headache ... severe pain; "worst headache ... examination #headache
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... the underlying cause ... #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
(IRIS): • In HIV ... later stage) • Headache ... • Papilledema, headache ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis