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Excellent overview of the emergency department approach to atraumatic sudden onset headaches- including proposed algorithm and
Diagnosis #Management #Thunderclap
SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
old Onset in thunderclap
Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) Rule:

The Ottawa SAH rule contains 6 clinical variables to consider:
- Age >=40
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during exertion - Thunderclap
SNOOP Mnemonic for Headache Red Flags 🚩

S	Systemic symptoms or disease - Fever, weight loss, HIV/cancer
N	Neurologic symptoms
new, changed or thunderclap
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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50 yr, onset (thunderclap
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
Causes: • SAH (Thunderclap ... Onset: sudden or “thunderclap