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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... CNS infection (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
disease itself ... symptom of something ... • Vascular (e.g ... (e.g., seizures ... loss, cancer, HIV
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... conjunction with symptoms ... diagnosis and treatment ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
the Infectious Disease ... Key signs and symptoms ... define the clinical syndrome ... illness script (e.g ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... • Fanconi's syndrome ... Minimal change disease ... Protein deposition (eg ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
involvement: Intractable nausea ... (e.g. oculomotor ... ; e.g. narcolepsy ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology ... #symptoms #signs
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... , Headache, Movement ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Symptoms: • Headache ... loss (>5 lb; 2.5 kg ... • Severe headache ... antibody test) Treatment ... disease progression
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
PT, aPTT(liver disease ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... function test, ANA (e.g ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... bypass), LFT (liver disease
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology