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Headaches Flashcards

1
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Location of tension headache

A

Across forehead

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Severity of tension headache

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Mild

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3
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Pattern of tension headache

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Band-like

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4
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How does tension headache resolve

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Gradually

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5
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Is there visual disturbances in tension headache

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No

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6
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Associations of tension headache

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  • stress
  • depression
  • alcohol
  • skipping meals
  • dehydration
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7
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Difference between 2ry & tension headache

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2ry has a clear cause

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8
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How long does sinusitis take to resolve

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2-3 weeks

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9
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Sinusitis can be irrigated with

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Saline

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10
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RED FLAG:

  • fever
  • photophobia
  • neck stiffness
A

Meningitis

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11
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RED FLAG:

- new neurological symptoms

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  • haemorrhage
  • malignancy
  • stroke
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12
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RED FLAG:

- dizziness

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Stroke

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13
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RED FLAG:

- visual disturbance

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  • temporal arteritis

- glaucoma

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14
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RED FLAG:

- sudden onset occipital headache

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Subarachnoid haemorrhage

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15
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RED FLAG:

  • worse on coughing/straining
  • postural
A

Raised ICP

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16
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RED FLAG:

- vomiting

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CO + raised ICP

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17
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RED FLAG:

- trauma

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IC haemorrhage

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18
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RED FLAG:

- pregnancy

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pre-eclampsia

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19
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Culprit hormone in hormonal headache

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Low oestrogen

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20
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Tx hormonal headache

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OCP

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21
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1st line Tx trigeminal neuralgia

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Carbamazepine

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22
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2nd line Tx trigeminal neuralgia

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Surgery

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23
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Only bilateral headache (that is also band-like)

24
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Unilateral headache that can also be or temporal

25
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Headache that comes within an hour of aura

26
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Headache that comes on in an hour

27
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Sudden headache that often comes at night

28
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Pulsating headache

29
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Tightening headache

30
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Intense shooting/stabbing/electric headache

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Trigeminal neuralgia

31
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Excruciating pain around the eye

32
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What headache has radiation to the neck

33
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Headache that lasts 4-72 hrs

A

Migraine (maybe tension)

34
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Headache that lasts seconds-minutes

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Trigeminal neuralgia

35
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Episodic headache of 15-160 mins with episodes throughout weeks and months of pain-free

36
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Aura symptoms, vomiting, abdominal pain, hyperacusis, paraesthesia are associated with what headache

37
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Headache triggered by chocolate, alcohol, COC, cheese, caffeine, travel, exercise

38
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Headache associated with stress

39
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Tic doloureux is associated with

A

Trigeminal neuralgia

40
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Eye watering, blood-shot and flushing. Rhinorrhoea, miosis and ptosis are associated with what headache

41
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Headache that is more common in men and smokers

42
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5/10 headache

43
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Why is a headache diary required for acute management of migraine

A

Isolate triggers

44
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Lifestyle modifications for acute Mx of migraine

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  • sleep hygiene

- stress Mx

45
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When are triptans taken in a migraine

A

Start of headache, NOT aura

46
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Options for prophylactic migraine Mx

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  • BBs

- tricyclic

47
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2ry headache that comes on in mins-hrs

A

Temporal arteritis

48
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Character of menigitis pain

A

Constant/stiffness

49
Q

Throbbing pain

A

Temporal cell arteritis

50
Q

Hit with a baseball bat pain

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Subarachnoid haemorrhage

51
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Fullness/ache pain

52
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Jaw claudication

A

Temporal arteritis

53
Q

Following symptoms are associated with what headache:

  • fever
  • generally unwell
  • non-blanching rash
  • photophobia
A

Meningitis

54
Q

Following symptoms are associated with what headache:

  • > 55 yo
  • scalp tenderness
  • visual loss
  • non-paulsatile arteries
A

Temporal arteritis

55
Q

Following symptoms are associated with what headache:

  • collapse, — GCS
  • seizures
A

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

56
Q

Following symptoms are associated with what headache:

  • vomit
  • worse w/ cough/lying down
  • papilloedema
  • seizures

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