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Chapter 19; Module 6; Headache Flashcards

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Common in adults; bilateral pain, general or localized in bandlike distribution; history of anxiety, stress, or depression

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Tension-type headache (muscle)

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Normal physical examination;neck muscle tightness or fasciculations may be palpated

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Tension-type headache (muscle)

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Tension-type headache (muscle)?

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NONE

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More common in children; unilateral, throbbing pain; nausea

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Migraine without aura (common)

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Photophobia and phonophobia

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Migraine without aura (common)

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Migraine without aura (common)?

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None

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Pain precipitated by environmental stimuli; visual disturbances (scintillating scotoma) precede pain

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Migraine with aura (classic)

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Nausea and vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia

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Migraine with aura (classic)

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Migraine with aura (classic)?

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None

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Throbbing, constant pain during waking hours; muscle tightness; family history of migraine

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Mixed headache

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Mix of findings related to tension and migraine headache pain

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Mixed headache

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Mixed headache?

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None

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Rare in children; abrupt, nighttime onset; unilateral periorbital pain that is severe

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Cluster headache

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Ipsilateral rhinorrhea, nasal stuffiness, conjunctival injection, sweating, ptosis

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Cluster headache

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Cluster headache?

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none

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Sudden onset related to physical exertion, Valsalva maneuver, or coitus

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Benign exertional headache

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Normal physical examination

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Benign exertional headache

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Benign exertional headache?

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May need to distinguish from subarachnoid hemorrhage with CT scan

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Frontal, upper molar, or periorbitalpain; cough, rhinorrhea

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Sinusitis

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Low to no fever; pain on palpation of frontal, maxillary sinuses; purulent nasal or postnasal discharge

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Sinusitis

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Sinusitis?

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Radiographs (Waters view)

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Localized pain in jaw and top of head

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Dental disorders

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Malocclusion, caries, abscesses of teeth present, gum disease

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Dental disorders

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Dental disorders?

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Dental referral

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Sore  throat
Pharyngitis
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Fever;  infection  of  posterior pharynx
Pharyngitis
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Pharyngitis?
Throat  culture
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Ear  pain,  pain  with  swallowing
Otitis  media
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Fever;  red,  bulging  tympanic membrane
Otitis  media
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Otitis  media?
None
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Severe  headache,  chills,  myalgias, stiff  neck;  toxic  child  or  adult
Meningitis
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Positive  Kernigand  Brudzinski signs;  fever,  photophobia, petechial  rash  may  be  present;  mental  status  changes
Meningitis
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Meningitis?
Lumbar  puncture
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People  >55  yr;  bursts  of  sharp pain  over  face  innervated  by affected  nerve ;  triggered  by stimulus  to  affected  nerve
Trigeminal  neuralgia
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Normal  physical  examination; stimulation  of  triggers  may provoke  pain
Trigeminal  neuralgia
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Trigeminal  neuralgia?
None
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Acute  onset  of  pain  with  extraocular  movement  (EOM),  followed by  blurred  vision
Optic  neuritis
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Diminished  visual  acuity, decreased  papillary  reflex, hyperemia  of  optic  disc; pain  with  EOM
Optic  neuritis
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Optic  neuritis?
Ophthalmology  referral
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May  have  history  of  trauma; occipital  pain,  muscle  stiffness
Cervical  spine disorders
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Normal  physical  examination or  pain  associated  with  neck motion
Cervical  spine disorders
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Cervical  spine disorders?
Cervical  spine radiographs
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Age  >50  yr;  sharp,  localized temporal  pain;  malaise,  anorexia;  history  of  polymyalgia rheumatica
Temporal  arteritis
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Fever,  weight  loss;  tender  over a  nodular  temporal  artery
Temporal  arteritis
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Temporal  arteritis?
Elevated  ESR  050); immediate  referral for  treatment
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History  of  exposure;  throbbing headache,  mild  dyspnea
Carbon  monoxide poisoning
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Nausea,  vomiting,  change  in mental  status,  lethargy,  loss of  consciousness
Carbon  monoxide poisoning
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Carbon  monoxide poisoning?
Blood  gases  and carboxyhemoglobin level
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History  of  diabetes  or  medication, alcohol,  and  food  ingestion;  generalized  headache,  dizziness, sense  of  not  feeling  well
Severe  hypoglycemia
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Normal  physical  examination or  pallor,  sweating,  and weakness
Severe  hypoglycemia
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Severe  hypoglycemia?
Blood  glucose  level;  may need  self-monitoring of  blood  glucose  to establish  pattern
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Pattern  of  headache  associated with  stopping  medication  or substance  use
Drug  withdrawal
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Normal  physical  examination
Drug  withdrawal
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Drug  withdrawal?
Blood  chemistry
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Mild to moderately severe headache after ingestion of foods or medication
Dietary ingestion
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Normal physical examination
Dietary ingestion
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Dietary ingestion?
Blood chemistry
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Sudden-onset headache that is progressive, exacerbated by coughing or exercise; worse in morning; history of trauma increases risk
Intracranial tumor
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Papilledema, vomiting, asymmetrical reflexes, weakness, sensory deficit, or other neurological deficit
Intracranial tumor
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Intracranial tumor?
CT scan
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Progressive headache, vomiting, irritability
Hydrocephalus
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Rapid enlargement of head, bulging fontanels
Hydrocephalus
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Hydrocephalus?
CT scan and referral
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History of head trauma, bleeding disorders, child abuse-, adult >35 yr; sudden onset of “worst headache ever,” often over eye; transient loss of consciousness
Subdural hematoma
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Unequal pupils, photophobia, neurological changes, seizure
Subdural hematoma
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Subdural hematoma?
CT scan and neurosurgical referral
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Teens, menopausal women; history of vitamin A or tetracycline ingestion; progressive headache  
Pseudotumor cerebri
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Papilledema may be present
Pseudotumor cerebri
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Pseudotumor cerebri?
CT scan, neurology referral to assess risk related to lumbar puncture
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History of chronic ear infection or cyanotic heart disease
Brain abscess
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Fever, seizures, focal neurological deficits
Brain abscess
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Brain abscess?
MRI
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Risk factors; people >50 yr, with AIDS, taking anticoagulation therapy, hypertension
Intracerebral hemorrhage
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If conscious, abnormal neurological findings correlated with extent of lesion
Intracerebral hemorrhage
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Intracerebral hemorrhage?
Emergency transport for immediate evaluation (CT, MRI and possible surgical treatment)

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