Headache

Question 1

tight band like sensation, precipitated by stress

Answer 1

tension headache

Question 2

photophobia, neck stiffness, fever

Answer 2

meningitis

Question 3

unilateral, pounding, multiple triggers, lasts for hours, aversion to bright lights + loud noises, can be precipitated by aura

Answer 3

migraine

Question 4

headache triggered by changes in position or exertion, changes in vision with leaning forwards

Answer 4

raised ICP

Question 5

brief, sharp stabbing pain when brushing teeth or cheewing

Answer 5

trigeminal neuralgia

Question 6

20 min, unilateral, debilitating episodes of retro-orbital pain with red eye and eye watering

Answer 6

cluster headache

Question 7

sudden onset, excruciating headache

Answer 7

subarachnoid haemorrhage

Question 8

pain around eye, halos around lights, blurred vision

Answer 8

acute glaucoma

Question 9

facial tenderness, rhinorrhoea

Answer 9

sinusitis

Question 10

scalp tenderness, blurred vision, unilateral, jaw claudication

Answer 10

temporal arteritis

Question 11

10 Headache red flags

Answer 11

1. sudden onset high severity
2. headache w/ fever
3. new onset neurological deficit
4. change in personality
5. new onset cognitive dysfunction
6. impaired level of consciousness
7. recent head trauma (within last 3 months)
8. headache triggered by; cough, sneeze, exercise, change in posture
9. headache assoc with halos around lights OR headaches that get worse in the dark
10. headaceh assoc with jaw claudication