Presbyobia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The head ● Every headache warrants workup for life-threatening secondary causes like meningitis, tumor, SAH ● Red flags: inc. severity/freq over 3 months, thunderclap (SAH), new onset after age 50, aggravated or relieved by change in position, inc. with Valsalva or exertion, assoc. w/ night sweats, fever, weight loss, recent head trauma, presence of CA, HIV, pregnancy, change in pattern from past h/a, assoc. papilledema, neck stiffness, focal neuro deficit ● Severe and sudden= SAH or...

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HEENT The head ● Every headache warrants workup for life-threatening secondary causes like meningitis, tumor, SAH ● Red flags: inc. severity/freq over 3 months, thunderclap (SAH), new onset after age 50, aggravated or relieved by change in position, inc. with Valsalva or exertion, assoc. w/ night sweats, fever, weight loss, recent head trauma, presence of CA, HIV, pregnancy, change in pattern from past h/a, assoc. papilledema, neck stiffness, focal neuro deficit ● Severe and sudden=...