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Headache Differential - Killers
#Diagnosis #Headache #Killers #Lethal #Fatal #Differential
Differential - Killers #Diagnosis ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease fatal ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis
Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
compromise 5: Fatal ... Syndrome #Algorithm #diagnosis
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Can be rapidly fatal ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
postpartum #Diagnosis ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
This can be fatal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... myoglobinemia; can be fatal
High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)
Severe AMS with altered mental status, ataxia, and other neurological manifestations such
Rare: 1-3% Can be fatal ... #Edema #HACE #diagnosis
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
It has a fatal outcome ... suggestive of the diagnosis
Grading System for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
 • Grade 0 - Asymptomatic - Radiographic superior vena
• Grade 5 - Fatal ... Syndrome #SVC #diagnosis