Week 7 SBL

Question 1

Recall the SNOOPP mnemonic for headache red flags

Answer 1

S: Systemic symptoms (fever, night sweats, weight loss, etc.)
N: Neurological deficits (weakness, sensory loss, reflex abnormalities)
O: Older
O: Onset (Sudden could indicate SAH)
P: Progressive (such as in subdural hematoma)
P: Positional, precipitators (e.g. exercise), papilloedema