What could my symptoms mean?
Tell us what you're feeling and see what your body might be saying — and what to ask next.
Maldek · Symptoms · rev · fwd
Migraine and Headache Red Flags
Episodic primary headache. Red flags (thunderclap, focal, fever, immunocompromise, papilledema, age over 50 new) need imaging. Treat acutely (triptan/gepant); prevent if frequent.
Symptoms · forward + reverse · what + why
Forward: the diagnosis predicts the findings. Reverse: the findings reveal the physiology.
Forward · expected findings + mechanism link
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Regular migraines look normal
why · Brain waves spread.
- 2
But some signs mean see a doctor right away
why · Brain waves spread.
- 3
Each of these findings ties back to one-sided throbbing pain — they are not a random checklist
why · Brain waves spread.
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At the bedside, your job is to spot the pattern first, then check the broken part
why · Brain waves spread.
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Does this problem match the upstream break you think it is?
why · Brain waves spread.
Deterioration arc · if untreated
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Brain waves spread.
This is where the trouble starts.
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Vital signs can look good while the body is trying hard to cope. The job is to see the bad crash point coming.
If compensation fails, organ injury is next.
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Because the body is trying to keep safe the most important things.
Treatment is aimed at the broken step.
⚠ Red flags · escalate immediately
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The body keeps vital signs steady for a while
Stop and escalate — the patient is moving past compensation.
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That is the dangerous middle, because it lets the team miss where the patient really is on the curve
Stop and escalate — the patient is moving past compensation.
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The crash point to watch for is: Big problem: missed brain bleed, cancer, giant cell arteritis, torn blood vessel
Stop and escalate — the patient is moving past compensation.
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Watch for the crash point before it happens, because once it tips, the window to get better closes fast
Stop and escalate — the patient is moving past compensation.
Reverse · findings → physiology chain
- 1
Regular migraines look normal
Brain waves spread.
- 2
But some signs mean see a doctor right away
Brain waves spread.
- 3
Each of these findings ties back to one-sided throbbing pain — they are not a random checklist
Brain waves spread.