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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 ... refractory • Neurological ... lesion • CNS infection ... ) • Temporal arteritis
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Diagnosis Red ... aura (usually visuals ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Atypical bacteria: Viral ... Tissue: Source control ... #Failure #Differential
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Inflammatory Myopathy • Central ... or peripheral neurologic ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Mastoiditis • Viral ... following symptoms: headache ... #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... , altered mental ... status, and focal neurologic ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... #differential #
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
infection precedes ... with significant neurologic ... signs or symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bone Fracture Central ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Acute meningeal signs ... stain: Previous antibiotics ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections ... diagnosis #neurology