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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... conditions: • Stroke ... , carotid dissection ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
input • Phantom ... Limb • Post-stroke ... #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Vasculitides 5% (PAN ... common): Thrombus, 1° ... Heart failure, Dissection ... hypovolemia), Meds ... #Diagnosis #algorithm