A 54-year-old woman presents with sudden onset severe occipital headache described as the worst headache of her life. She vomits and collapses to the ...

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A 54-year-old woman presents with sudden onset severe occipital headache described as the worst headache of her life. She vomits and collapses to the floor. BP is 170/100 mmHg, GCS 14. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

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Migraine with aura

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Tension-type headache

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Cluster headache

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Temporal arteritis

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Subarachnoid haemorrhage

A 54-year-old woman presents with sudden onset severe occipital headache described as the worst headache of her life. She vomits and collapses to the floor. BP is 170/100 mmHg, GCS 14. What is the most likely diagnosis?