Headaches

Question 1

A primary headache is

Answer 1

migraine, tension type, cluster

Question 2

Secondary Headache are

Answer 2

caused by underlying organic disease

Question 3

What is the preferred imaging to rule out hemorrhage

Answer 3

CT, if appears normal do a lumbar puncture

Question 4

What imaging is for the posterior fossa

Answer 4

MRI

Question 5

Onset of headache after 50 is a

Answer 5

red flag and consider secondary headache causation

Question 6

Meningeal tests are

Answer 6

kernigs, and brudzinski’s

Question 7

CN testing esp of

Answer 7

CN 2,3,4,6

Question 8

Migraine pain is normally

Answer 8

unilater

Question 9

tension HA normally

Answer 9

band like, bilateral

Question 10

Cluster HA normally

Answer 10

STICTLY unilateral

Question 11

Temporal arteritis

Answer 11

distrubition of temporal artery

Question 12

Trigeminal neuralgia

Answer 12

distribution of trigeminal nerve

Question 13

acute glaucoma

Answer 13

eye pain

Question 14

Acute recurrent HA assoicated with vomiting, sleepiness, and pain free intervals Most likely

Answer 14

Migraine

Question 15

Chronic progressive HA, with severity and frequency increased over time indicates

Answer 15

Structural disorder of CNS suspected

Question 16

Chronic nonprogressive HA indicates

Answer 16

related to stress

Question 17

vomiting without nausea indicates

Answer 17

increased intrcranial pressure

Question 18

Epidural hematoma involves

Answer 18

arterieal involvement, it is biconvex and

Question 19

epidural hematoma occurs betwen

Answer 19

the skull and dura

Question 20

Subdural hematoma involves

Answer 20

venous, cresecent shaped

Question 21

Subdural occurs between

Answer 21

dura and arachnoid

Question 22

Unilateral throbbing headach preceded by an aura indicates

Answer 22

classic migraine

Question 23

unilateral pain with pulsating quality for 4-72 hrs indicates

Answer 23

migraine

Question 24

what is the MC types of migraine

Answer 24

one without an aura

Question 25

tension type HA normally worse

Answer 25

in afternoon or early evening

Question 26

aspirin and over the counter meds seem to relieve what HA

Answer 26

tension type

Question 27

Tension type has one of two things but NOT both

Answer 27

photophobia or phonophobia

Question 28

Cluster HA are strictly unilateral and

Answer 28

periorbital in 80% pf patients

Question 29

lacrimation associated with a runny nose on the same side of HA indicates

Answer 29

Cluster HA

Question 30

Cluster HA can make patients

Answer 30

pace, bang head against wall, or even attempt suicide

Question 31

Temporal arteritis is a

Answer 31

immediate referral bc it can cause blindness

Question 32

a sentinel HA precedes

Answer 32

stroke, of subarachnoid hemorrhage

Question 33

What is the MC symptom of chiari malformation

Answer 33

HA

Question 34

normal foramen magnum margins is

Answer 34

3mm

Question 35

u suspect a skull fracture follow up is

Answer 35

CT

Question 36

what is the MC skull fx

Answer 36

linear