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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... on the skin • Areas ... → Syncope • Signs ... sensations - Headache ... #diagnosis #causes
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fascicle (Other CN ... • Tumor (Lung, Breast ... adrenaline • Cluster Headache ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... of Headache: ... hypertension - CNS ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... 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 ... Demyelinating disease caused ... periventricular areas ... subcortical white matter ... #Infections #differential
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... Hypertension with normal heart ... movement deficits (CN ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
has traveled to areas ... Headache/ retro-orbital ... nervous system [CNS ... ALT > 1000 IU), CNS ... mental state), heart
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... encephalitis, eastern ... Acute meningeal signs ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... patterns - History ... lesions in other areas ... #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Mediterranean areas ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... Abdominal #Pain #differential