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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 ... lyme • Altered mental ... (e.g., fever, myalgia ... #Differential #
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... stroke • Severe nausea ... • Fever - Febrile ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
has traveled to areas ... days and presents fever ... Headache/ retro-orbital ... and no apparent focus ... metrorrhagia, central
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... cough, myalgias, headache ... factor • May cause ... , headache, non-productive
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... of Headache: ... CNS infection: fever ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... on scalp/face/central ... chest folds • ... #causes
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Symptoms: • Headache ... • Fever • Nuchal ... Acute meningeal signs ... (fever, nuchal
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Other areas: - ... Episcleritis Signs ... - Fatigue - Headaches ... - A general feeling ... Causes: - Idiopathic
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... - Low-grade fever ... - Presence of central ... insufficiency, fever ... #differential #
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... Immunocompromised state - General ... lesions in other areas ... #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential