Red flags — Flashcards

_____ is a skin condition associated with diabetes mellitus that typically progresses over the course of 12-18 hours

Hyperdense MCA sign is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Patient presents with vascular birthmark (port-wine stain) of the face _____

Headache, fever and focal neuro deficits / seizures following otitis media is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Severe headache, neck stiffness and hemiparesis is managed with _____

Hint: next step

Progressively worsening headache worse in the AM and focal neurologic deficits = _____

Hint: cause of headache

_____-sided varicocele suggests renal cell carcinoma or thrombus

These are "red flags" for a _____ cause of headache

Hint: primary/secondary

What is the diagnosis in a patient with vulvar irritation, excoriations, and an erythematous, friable plaque on the labia majora? _____

Stiff neck, fever, headache, and mental status changes often indicate _____

Hint: condition