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headache and stiff neck |
meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage
give CT then lumbar puncture
but treat with abx right away in case |
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worst HA sx |
meningitis ones
with fever: meningitis or brain abscess
new and ocnstant: space occupying lesion
new neurologic deficits/seizure: space occupying lesion, hemorrhage |
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migraine headaches |
women> men family hx no longer than 3 days quiet dark room prefer |
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pain starts in morning and goes down during day |
htn headache |
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htn and HA clearly associated if |
severe htn
rapid rises in blood pressure: pheochromocytoma crisis or flash something |
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stroke and oculomotor palsy means |
stroke and uncal herniation so rapidly enlarging space occupying lesion- need emergency tx |
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cns hemorrhage and type of HA |
intracerebral: pt htn with vessel amyloidosis
subarachnoid: aneurysm, worst HA of life, diffused in there on ct
subdural (lunar pushing over, old blood) and epidural more like head hits
new blood is bright |
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posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome |
radiographic thing in severe htn from lost cerebral autoregulation so vasogenic edema
HA, seizure, vision issues often with lupus, renal failure, eclampsia
use MRI to dx. tx htn |
