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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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progressively worse, papilledema ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... angle closure glaucoma
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... funduscopy or papilledema ... pupil with third nerve ... ), IIH #headache ... #signs #symptoms
Enlarged optic nerve sheath diameter and crescent sign in 30 yo female patient reporting 3 months
Enlarged optic nerve ... diameter and crescent sign ... @SAlerhand #Papilledema ... #IIH #Idiopathic ... Ultrasound #crescent #sign
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

This 27yo female presents with an intractable headache. Which of the following do
POCUS This 27yo ... an intractable headache ... ultrasound demonstrated signs ... #POCUS #IIH #clinical ... #ultrasound #Ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... angle-closure glaucoma ... the trigeminal nerve ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

Eye, linear probe, optic nerve (ON) elevation >0.6 mm into globe (crescent sign)
POCUS Eye, linear ... probe, optic nerve ... globe (crescent sign ... #Ocular #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #ophthalmology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... dependent position, papilledema ... angle closure glaucoma ... shoulder girdle symptoms ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Stage 3: Severe/exudative ... disc edema. -> Papilledema ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
lights are a key symptom ... leads to optic nerve ... damage & blindness Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology