headache Flashcards
1
Q
what are red flags on history for headache?
A
sudden onset severe and debiliting pain fever vomiting disturbed consciousness worse with bending, coughing, sneezing maximum in morning neurological and visual symptoms young obese female ? on medication "new" in elderly, especially > 50
2
Q
what are red flags on examination for headache?
A
Altered consciousness or cognition
Meningism
Abnormal vital signs: BP, temperature, respiration
Focal neurological signs including pupils, fundi, eye movement
Tender, poorly pulsatile temporal arteries
