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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 ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... deficits • Temporal artery ... Hemorrhage • Hypertensive ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Positive family ... taken at home, work ... bilateral renal artery ... excess (Cushing syndrome
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... head in dependent position ... at home or at work ... symptoms - cervical artery ... thrombophilia, neurologic
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Vascular: Renal artery ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders ... #Workup #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... nephritis with hypertension ... ulcerated • MSK ... Coronary artery ... stages #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... - Portal hypertension ... underlying portal hypertension ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... CNS symptoms (headache ... infarction, coronary artery ... Skin lesions • Positive ... #diagnosis #management
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Algorithm Lifestyle ... Secretagogues after ... (Dyslipidemia, Hypertension ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... PCOS), Pancreatic Disease
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... emotions - A positive ... Testing anti-GAD (positive ... antibody that works ... #treatment #neurology