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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... Systemic symptoms and ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
Use the mnemonic ... – Use the mnemonic ... C" (common for causes ... Common Secondary Causes ... Primary #Secondary #Comparison
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Flags and Differential ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #primary
Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic ... What doesn't HIV cause ... dyspnea, ulcers, arthritis ... , vomiting, headaches ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... CNS symptoms (headache ... Behcet disease) Differential ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... of Headache: ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... 50 years • New headache ... affects the skin, neurologic ... often causes arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication, headaches ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
condition that causes ... thickening can cause ... vision changes, headaches ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... for giant cell arteritis ... weight loss, new headaches ... can help differentiate ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology