Losing weight can significantly reduce intracranial pressure and the complications it causes, including headache and optic nerve anomalies.
More »A 47-year-old Hispanic woman with severe headaches of 1 month’s duration presents to the emergency department (ED). The pain encompasses the entire head, is constant and crushing (10 on a scale of 1 to 10), and has progressively worsened.
More »Two weeks before admission, he had visited the emergency department (ED) because of the headache. Migraine was diagnosed and ibuprofen had been prescribed. The headache persisted despite NSAID therapy, and the patient returned to the ED 2 days later.
More »A 42-year-old white woman with AIDS presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 5-day history of persistent, high-grade fever (temperature of 38.3°C to 40.0°C [101°F to 104°F]); generalized weakness; malaise; and mild headache. The previous night she noted the onset of nausea, emesis, and loss...
More »Ehrlichia species, which are transmitted by ticks, may cause
human monocytotrophic ehrlichiosis and human granulocytic
anaplasmosis. Symptoms of infection include fever, headache,
myalgia, progressive leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and anemia.
Diagnosis is based on clinical findings,...
More » One of the most feared clinical scenarios is the acutely ill patient
who presents with sudden onset of fever, rash, stiff neck, and
headache. Although infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae,
Haemophilus influenzae, or Neisseria meningitidis can cause such
symptoms, meningococcal... More »
A 55-year-old man was admitted after presenting to the hospital emergency department with short-term memory loss and headache and a 1-month history of intermittent fevers, weight loss, and chills.
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