Acute Headache: Meningitis and Temporal Arteritis
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Acute Headache: Meningitis and Temporal Arteritis“ von Carlo Raj, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Headache – Pathophysiology“. Der Vortrag ist dabei in folgende Kapitel unterteilt:
- Acute Severe Headache
- Acute Headache: Meningitis
- Acute Headache: Temporal Arteritis
Quiz zum Vortrag
An elderly patient with a severe throbbing headache located on the left side of her scalp and temple has a tender cord-like pulsatile structure on the left side of her head. What is a potential cause of this condition?
- Temporal arteritis
- Migraine
- Tension headache
- Postcoital headache
- Subdural hematoma
Which of the following statements regarding giant cell arteritis is TRUE?
- The ESR is typically elevated, but not always.
- It is a small vessel vasculitis.
- It does not have any serious complications.
- It can be treated over a few days.
- Temporal artery biopsy is not needed if the ESR is normal.
What is the most likely diagnosis in a patient with uncontrolled hypertension who comes in with a sudden-onset "thunderclap headache" described as the worst headache of their life?
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Subdural hematoma
- Encephalitis
- Cluster headache
- Temporal arteritis
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Dozent des Vortrages Acute Headache: Meningitis and Temporal Arteritis
Carlo Raj, MD
Dr. Carlo Raj is a Physician and Lecturer at Becker’s Healthcare, in Illinois, USA, and the CEO and founder of Indus Intellect Virtual MedEd, a medical education consulting company.
He obtained his MD from Medical University of the Americas (MUA) and is an international lecturer and public speaker.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Raj teaches courses on Pathology.
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