Headache Flashcards
Which headache is secondary?
a. Cluster
b. Migraine
c. Tension
d. temporal arteritis
e. none of the following
d. temporal arteritis
The patient has headaches, mainly at night, on one side of the face, with a runny
nose and red eyes. Which headache is most likely?
a. cluster headache
b. migraine
c. paroxysmal haemicrania
a. cluster headache
A 23-year-old female student suffering from optic neuritis had a lumbar puncture
three days ago. The day after the examination, she developed a headache, which
intensifies on standing up, and she is nauseous. It is:
a. meningitis after lumbar puncture
b. headache due to optic neuritis
c. headache due to multiple sclerosis
d. headache due to intracranial hypotension
d. headache due to intracranial hypotension
In the treatment of intracranial hypotension, you advise:
a. common analgesics
b. lying down and hydration
c. non-steroidal antirheumatic drugs
d. opiate
b. lying down and hydration
The most effective treatment for Horton’s headache is:
a. sumatriptan p.o.
b. sumatriptan nasal spray
c. sumatriptan s.c.
d. sumatriptan rectal
c. sumatriptan s.c.
Short-term prevention of Horton’s headache:
a. NSAID
b. corticosteroids
c. cytostatics
d. oxygen
b. corticosteroids
Primary headaches include:
a. MELAS
b. SUNCT
c. MERRF
d. CADASIL
b. SUNCT
Migraine prevention:
a. healthy diet
b. enough sleep
c. stop smoking
d. stop drinking alcohol
e. All
e. All
Therapy for tension headache:
a. ibuprofen
b. sumatriptan
c. ergotamine
d. metaclopramide
a. ibuprofen
Therapy of paroxysmal haemicrania:
a. ibuprofen
b. indomethacin
c. Codeine
b. indomethacin
Which medicine to prescribe for a 24-year-old female student with severe migraines,
usually accompanied by vomiting:
a. almotriptan per os
b. zolmitriptan per os
c. sumatriptan per os
d. sumatriptan nasal spray
d. sumatriptan nasal spray
Migraine prophylaxis uses medicines from the following groups:
a. antiepileptics
b. antidepressants
c. calcium antagonists
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
The most ‘unilateral’ of headaches is:
a. Horton’s headache
b. migraine
c. tension-type headache
d. headache due to an inflamed sinus
a. Horton’s headache
It is not specific to migraine:
a. often starts in the teenage years
b. it is more common in women
c. present in as much as 1% of the population
d. it often occurs in families
c. present in as much as 1% of the population
Triptans are:
a. Serotonergic receptor agonists
b. Serotonergic receptor antagonists
c. dopaminergic receptor agonists
d. dopaminergic receptor antagonists
a. Serotonergic receptor agonists
Eliminate the alien:
a. cluster headache
b. Horton’s headache
c. chronic paroxysmal haemicrania
c. chronic paroxysmal haemicrania
What kind of headache is a secretary who eats 25 tbl of Amigral in a month?
a. tension headache
b. chronic headache due to medication
c. headache in raphalas
d. paroxysmal haemicrania
What is her advice?
e. Phase out analgesics and introduce antidepressants
b. chronic headache due to medication
What would you recommend to a patient to relieve a tension headache?
a. relaxation, biofeedback, physiotherapy
b. sumatriptan
c. lidocaine patch
d. opiates
a. relaxation, biofeedback, physiotherapy
It does not apply to headache in raphalas:
a. is more common in women
b. onset around the age of 30
c. is more common in smokers
d. is more common in black people
a. is more common in women