Segundo bloque: headaches Flashcards

1
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2 types of headache

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Primary and secondary

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2
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Is the most common type of headache

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Secondary

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3
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Main comorbid medical diseases when evaluating a headache

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HTN, pregnancy, depression, infection and cancer

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4
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3 most common headache disorders

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Migraine, trigeminal cefalgia and tension type

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5
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3 main signs of migraine

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Puounding, incapacitating and nausea (PIN)

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6
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Incidence of infrecuent tension type headache

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Less than once per month

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7
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Incidence of frecuent tension type headache

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1 to 14 days per month

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8
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Incidence of chronic tension type headache

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> 14 days per month

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9
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2 main signs of trigeminal cephalgia

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Short-lived attacs and unilateral pain

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10
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Is the most common subtype of trigeminal cephalgia

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Clusters headache

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11
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Tests to Dx a secondary cause of migraine headache

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Imaging TC/MRI or a lumbar punction

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12
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Duration of migraine headache

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4-72hrs

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13
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Pharms used in prophylaxis migraine headache Tx

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Tricyclic antidepressants

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14
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What is the migrain cocktail made of?

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Dopamine antagonists such as:

  • Metoclopramide
  • Diphenhydramine
  • IV liquids
  • NSAID’s
  • Paracetamol
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15
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What is the ergotamine?

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Pharm that works in conjunction with caffeine to prevent blood vessels from expanding causing headaches

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16
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Pharm used to treat migraine in pregnancy

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Sumatriptan

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17
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What is the tensional headache?

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Pain pressure related to muscular tension around the back of the neck inferiorly to the head. Sometimes related to depression and anxiety

18
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5 main Tx for Tensional headache

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  • NSAID’s/paracetamol
  • Cervical massage
  • Muscular relaxants
  • Anxiolytics and antidepressants
  • Quit caffeine
19
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What is the cluster headache?

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Sudden and acute unilateral ocular pain

20
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4 main causes of cluster headache

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  • Ipsilateral tearing
  • Rhinorrhea
  • Nasal congestion
  • Horner Sx in the 30% of the Px
21
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4 main cluster headache Tx

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  • 100% O2 Inhalation
  • Ca2+ Channel blockers
  • Lithium
  • SC Sumatriptan (reduce 5-HT release)
22
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When we’re trying to Dx meningitis, we have to ask for:

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  • Recent travel
  • Immunosuppresses
  • Recent Qx
  • Head trauma
23
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Meningitis etiology

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  • Bacteria: <1 day
  • Viral: 1-7 days
  • Mycotic: > one week
24
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4 sings of bacterial meningitis

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  • Fever
  • Headache
  • Neck rigidity
  • Disease looking
25
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4 sings of viral meningitis

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  • Headache
  • Fever
  • Photophobia
26
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2 sings of mycotic/TB meningitis

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  • Low grade fever
  • Not intentional lossof weight
27
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3 main causes of meningitis in lactants

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  • E coli
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Group B strep. (agalcite and pyogenes)
28
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3 main causes of meningitis in pediatric Px (3 moths to 15 years old)

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  • Pneumonia
  • N. meningitides (meningococcus)
  • H. influenza (no vaccinated kids)
29
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3 main causes of meningitis in adults (from 18 to 50 years old)

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  • S. pneumonia
  • N. memningitides
  • Listeria (immunocompromised)
30
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Is a consequence of a lesion of the vascular epithelium of the brain

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More permeability of the blood-brain-berrier. This may take some WBC and inflamatory mediators to the nervous tissue causing cerebral edema and vasculitis

31
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Brudszinski’s sign:

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Passive flexion of the neck that causes the flexion of the knees

32
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Kernig’s sign

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inability to extend the knees when the hip is flexed

33
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What is the Tumbler test?

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A test to know if the Px has meningitis, if you can see the scabs through the glass of water pressed against the patient’s skin, it means they have meningitis

34
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In a lumbar puncture related to a meningitis, what does it mean to find high concentrations of leucocytes and PMN?

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Bacterial infection

35
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In a lumbar puncture related to a meningitis, what does it mean to find high concentrations of Leucocytes/ Lymphocytes and a bit low but abnormal monocytes?

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Viral infection

36
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How’s the glycemia in meningitis?

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Low

37
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3 main Tx in meningitis

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  • Antibiotics if necessary
    • Ciprofloxacin- Oral or IM
    • Ceftriaxone- Oral or IM
  • Acyclovir in case of HSV
  • Dexamethasone
38
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What is the trigeminal neuralgia?

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A sudden unilateral pain with sensitive loss of CN V, it can involve CN V1, 2 and 3

39
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5 symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia

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  • Facial spasm
  • Neurological examination normal
  • Tear drop
  • Mouth spasm
  • Mastication problems
40
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Trigeminal neuralgia Tx

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  • Carbamazepine
  • Dexamethazone/Predniosne