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Pulsatile Exophthalmos on Physical Exam - Protrusion and Pulsation of the eyeball

The differential diagnosis of pulsatile
Protrusion and Pulsation ... the eyeball The differential ... diagnosis of pulsatile ... neurofibromatosis, carotid-cavernous ... #Exophthalmos #PhysicalExam
Causes of Primary Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral
 • Migraine (Throbbing/Pulsating)
Bilateral
 • Tension/Stress Headache (Tightening, Band-Like,
Causes of Primary ... Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Migraine (Throbbing/Pulsating ... #Causes
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Diagnosis Red ... Gradual, Crescendo, Pulsating ... Cell Arteritis, Carotid ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #primary
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... Loss of venous pulsations ... #signs #symptoms ... #clues #differential ... #diagnosis
POUND Mnemonic for Diagnosis of Migraine Headache

P - Pulsating quality - Throbbing or pulsatile rhythmic pain,
of Migraine Headache ... P - Pulsating ... - Throbbing or pulsatile ... symptom, with vomiting ... Mnemonic #Migraine #Headache
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Diagnosis Framework ... the following symptoms ... : headache, malaise ... line placement, carotid ... #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... 50 years • New headache ... tenderness - decreased pulsation ... tract, and often causes
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Patient underwent a diagnostic ... embolization of right carotid ... patient- bilateral symptoms ... Differentials for ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication, headaches ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms