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SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
and disorders Neurologic ... symptoms Onset ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #headache ... redflag #dangerous #neurology
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
without Red Flag Symptoms ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... #Neurology #Differential
Approach to Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Red Flags (SNOOPY)
S: Systemic Symptoms
N: Neuro Symptoms
O: Onset - Sudden
O:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... N: Neuro Symptoms ... #Differential # ... #neurology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
repeat testing • Acute ... → Refer to Nephrology ... and referral to Urology ... cystoscopy • Refer to Nephrology ... Algorithm #Workup #urology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Baseline ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis serology ... , HIV serology, ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... arteritis • Acute ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... - Autonomic symptoms ... Traumatic brain injury ... : - Acute angle-closure ... #Neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Autonomic dysfunction, Meds ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
yet imprecise symptom ... TiTrATE #Dizziness #dizzy ... #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Diagnosis Algorithm ... symptoms/signs, ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #