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Causes of Primary Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral
 • Migraine (Throbbing/Pulsating)
Bilateral
 • Tension/Stress Headache (Tightening, Band-Like,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unilateral ... Bilateral • Tension ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... without aura - Chronic ... - Patients tend ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... usually visuals) Tension ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #diagnosis #differential
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Intra-Articular ... Ossificans #Chronic ... Intraarticular #MSK
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Acute ... Mountain Sickness Chronic ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Endocrine ... Epstein-Barr Virus ... Pulmonary Disease Neurologic ... #Algorithm #causes
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Differential diagnosis ... paralysis but spares ...  West Nile virus ... : Headache, fever ...  CIDP: Chronic
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... diminished, or tender ... 50 years • New headache ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic ... - differential diagnosis ... Keep fingernails short ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm ... Uremia #Management #Nephrology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
cough, chills, headache ... 85% • < 50% in chronic ... infection) • Chronic ... Inhalation of spores ... : • Serology for