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Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
aura (usually visuals ... Eye/Temple • Pain ... quickly, deep pain ... #differential #causes ... secondary #management #neurology
A Comparison of Headache Treatment in the Emergency Department: Prochlorperazine Versus Ketamine
Zitek T, Gates M, Pitotti
A Comparison of ... A Comparison of ... diphenhydramine offers more pain ... Visual Abstract ... dhcisewski #EBM #Pain
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Other symptoms - Headache ... fever, fatigue, Nausea ... , abdominal pain ... #rheumatology #comparison
Stages of Migraine
 • Prodromal or Premonitory Phase (1-2 days): Fatigue, Yawning, Food cravings, Pallor, Nausea,
cravings, Pallor, Nausea ... minutes each aura): Visual ... Phase (4h-72h): Pain ... Stages #diagnosis #neurology ... #headache #ICHD3
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... sensory loss to pain ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
continence • Pain ... Causes: 1. ... Infections: - Viral ... Symptoms: • Back pain ... differential #algorithm
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... meninges in spinal cord ... nerve roots Spinal Cord ... dysfunction, back pain ... neurological symptoms • Caused
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
What’s the Core ... C" (common for causes ... Common Secondary Causes ... Primary #Secondary #Comparison ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
condition that causes ... surrounds the spinal cord ... thickening can cause ... vision changes, headaches ... fistula - type 4: distal
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Reduced flow through distal ... ENaC blockers • AIN ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology ... #Causes