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Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... closure glaucoma • Loss ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... lesion • CNS infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
the following symptoms ... : headache, malaise ... gland tumor Clues ... • Associated symptoms ... Otalgia #Ear #Pain #Otology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Short-lived (typically less ... history of viral infection ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... signs or symptoms
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Infarction - Infection ... (e.g., poliovirus ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... Risk factors for BAH ... fever • Weight loss ... skin might be a clue ... Administer 250 mcg
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... with the same symptoms ... of sinus or ear infection ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... #redflags #signs
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... status • Headache ... may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... Infection or cancer ... disruption ○ Otitis media ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #otology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nasal, hearing loss ... , r/o infection ... recent DAN) • EMG ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause