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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... artery tenderness, triggered ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... brain lesion • CNS ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... involvement: Muscles, Kidneys ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... #differential #
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness - Differential ... Bacteremia, Sepsis • Kidneys ... : CKD, ESRD • CV ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical illness ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... - Autonomic symptoms ... • CNS Vasculitis ... #differential # ... ophthalmology #Neurology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... family history, PCKD ... contacts with similar illness ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... : Fever, headache ... : Fever, headache ... #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... second phase of the illness ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... #diagnosis #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
later stage) • Headache ... • Papilledema, headache ... or abruptly • CN ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
dermatitidis CNS ... 4 weeks • The illness ... biphasic • Clinical symptoms ... : headaches, chills ... Liver failure - Kidney
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Pachymeningitis - Differential ... cause different symptoms ... vision changes, headaches ... Neurosyphilis • CNS ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology