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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... involvement: Muscles, Kidneys ... Rhabdomyolysis - AKI ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
tubule of the kidney ... membrane into the CNS ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms ... respiratory failure • Neurologic
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... complete paralysis of all ... than one after symptom ... the underlying pathophysiology ... #management #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... + myoglobin AKI ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
50 years • New headache ... musculoskeletal systems • Kidneys ... of headache, cognitive ... impairment, neurologic ... chorioretinitis, CNS