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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
history of cancer, HIV ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... ) • Temporal arteritis
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
Rapid onset) • Fever ... influenzae type B (pre HiB ... #Epiglottitis #Signs ... Causes #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... infection Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Combination of Skin Findings and Arthritis in Pediatrics Patient - Differential Diagnosis
Malar rash: 
 • A
not be seen try focus ... Suggestive of: Rheum Fever ... migrans: • Target sign ... #skin #differential ... #diagnosis #peds
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... -14 days): • Fever ... • Headache ... suffusion (redness w/o exudate ... Diagnosis #Illness #Signs
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
myalgia, arthralgia, headache ... , fever (not common ... years after • Arthritis ... Disease #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... coagulopathy, decreased level ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
regardless of symptoms ... or signs. ... blindness in AIDS) • Liver ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential ... #signs #symptoms
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... • Fever - Febrile ... arteries - Temporal arteritis ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... : • Headache ... influenzae Symptoms ... Acute meningeal signs