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Primary vs Secondary Headache Classification

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#Primary #Secondary #Headache #Classification #neurology #differential #diagnosis
Primary vs Secondary ... Headache Classification ... BostonChiefs #Primary ... #Classification ... #neurology #differential
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential ... Motivation is primary ... Motivation is secondary ... - Neurologic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... is aimed at the psychiatric ... Diabetes #Insipidus #Classification ... #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... /psychiatric changes ... unclear, or if a primary ... #Differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... and metabolic alkalosis ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... Neurologic disorders
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
Weight Loss in Primary ... 6% to 28%) - Psychiatric ... (4% to 8%) - Neurologic ... Systemic inflammatory disorders ... PrimaryCare #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Abnormalities in primary ... or secondary hemostasis ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... blood test • Serology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
) • Endocrine disorders ... Hypercalcemic states, Primary ... or secondary aldosteronism ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Transcellular Shifts: - Alkalosis ... hypomagnesemia), Eating disorders ... thiazide-like diuretics), Primary ... hyperaldosteronism, Secondary ... Hypokalemia #Causes #differential
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... Primary headaches ... - Miosis Secondary ... without headache • Disorder ... ophthalmology #Neurology