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Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
Headache Syndromes ... • SAH, cervical ... with stroke-like symptoms ... "Worst headache ... #symptoms
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... - Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... the following symptoms ... : headache, malaise ... • Associated symptoms
Causes of Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Herniation of one or more pelvic organs
Risk factors:
Organ Prolapse - Differential ... possible lower back pain ... Uterine prolapse • Cervical ... Rectum - Defecatory symptoms ... Causes #Gynecology #OBGyn
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
impending doom. headache ... arrest, Kounis syndrome ... oropharyngeal edema ... , abdominal pain ... anaphylaxis #signs #symptoms
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... coordination deficits - Cervical ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... shoulder girdle symptoms ... - cervical artery ... dissection: unilateral pain ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... dysfunction, back pain ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... • Papilledema, headache ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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yrs - Cranial symptoms ... (Headache, jaw ... - Abdominal pain ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... , headache, malaise ... infiltration) Differential ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... Neurological symptoms ... sensitivity showing cortical ... Reversible course Differential