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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... lyme • Altered mental ... and signs (e.g., fever ... arteritis • Acute
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... Trauma - Acute ... /severe headache ... of infection (fever ... CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... , acute HIV infection ... , Lassa fever, acute ... #diagnosis #tropical
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
days and presents fever ... Headache/ retro-orbital ... transmission, with acute ... bleeding: based on evaluation ... classification #diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Etiologies • Nonfocal mental ... poisoning • Mental ... • Fever - Febrile ... symptoms #clues #differential ... #diagnosis
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
, chikungunya, dengue ... • Fever • Nuchal ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs (fever ... rigidity) • Altered mental
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Algorithm for the Evaluation ... * Fever >5d * ... changes (strawberry tongue ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Disease #Criteria #Workup
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Rabies, cat scratch fever ... Mosquito → Malaria, dengue ... Hepatitis C, HIV • Medical ... Commercial sex worker ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
CNS infection: fever ... at home or at work ... ) - acute angle ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... status • Headache ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... Reversible course Differential ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute