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Headaches Flashcards

1
Q

do headaches result from vasoconstriction or vasodilation?

A

vasocodilation d/t serotonin depletion secondary to serotonin release

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2
Q

what symptoms accompany trigeminal autonomic cephalgia?

A 
ptosis
miosis
conjunctival infection
lacrimation
rhinorrhea
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3
Q

what is the first line of treatment for migraines?

A

identification/avoidance of triggers

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4
Q

is OMT for migraines prophylactic or abortive?

A

prophylactic

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5
Q

what trigger does OMT for migraines address?

A

tension headache trigger

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6
Q

what is the order of OMT treatment for migraines?

A

upper thoracics
cervical
cranial

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7
Q

what type of disease is temporal vasculitis?

A

autoimmune

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8
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what is the treatment for temporal arteritis?

A

high dose prednisone

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9
Q

a patient presents with temporal arteritis like symptoms, in on coumadin for A-fib, and reported minor head trauma 3 weeks ago…what emergency could be happening?

A

subdural hemorrhage

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10
Q

buzz word for subarachnoid hemorrhage?

A

thunderclap

first/worst

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11
Q

buzz word for trigeminal nerualgia?

A

along one or more division

-consider non-herpetic zoster or bell’s palsy

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12
Q

intracranial mass

A

gradual onset

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13
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HA buzz words: unilateral

A

migraine

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14
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HA buzz words: band-like

A

tension

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15
Q

HA buzz words: orbitotemporal

A

cluster

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16
Q

HA buzz words: pulsing/throbbing

A

migraine

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17
Q

HA buzz words: squeezing/pressing

A

tension

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18
Q

HA buzz words: boring/penetrating

A

cluster

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19
Q

HA buzz words: no impact on ADLs

A

tension

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20
Q

HA buzz words: days duration

A

migraine

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21
Q

HA buzz words: N/V

A

migraine

22
Q

HA buzz words: photophobia, phonophobia

A

migraine

23
Q

HA buzz words: aggravated by movement

A

migraine

24
Q

HA buzz words: aura

A

classic migraine

25
Q

HA buzz words: dark, quiet room

A

migraine

26
Q

HA buzz words: pacing, can’t sit still

A

cluster

27
Q

HA buzz words: young age of onset

A

migraine

28
Q

HA buzz words: female patient

A

migraine

29
Q

HA buzz words: male patient

A

cluster

30
Q

HA buzz words: family hx

A

migraine

31
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HA buzz words: initiated by stress

A

tension

32
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HA buzz words: sleep disturbances

A

tension

33
Q

HA buzz words: fullness, tightness

A

tension

34
Q

HA buzz words: pressure sensation in the forehead, temporal area, or back of the head or neck (suboccipital)

A

tension

35
Q

what dictates episodic tension HA?

A

> 10 previous episodes

36
Q

what dictates chronic tension HA?

A

> 15 days/month for >6 months

37
Q

HA buzz words: waxing and waning

A

tension

38
Q

HA buzz words: palpation reproduces symptoms

A

tension

39
Q

HA buzz words: upper thoracic/rib SD

A

tension

40
Q

HA buzz words: works at a desk

A

tension

41
Q

HA buzz words: scotomas (blind spots in eyes)

A

classic migraine aura

42
Q

HA buzz words: photopsia (flashing lights)

A

classic migraine aura

43
Q

HA buzz words: paresthesias (abnormal sensations)

A

classic migraine aura

44
Q

HA buzz words: visual, olfactory, and auditory hallucinations or syncope (passing out)

A

classic migraine aura

45
Q

HA buzz words: vertigo w/ migraine

A

basilar artery migraine

46
Q

HA buzz words: eye muscle weakness w/ migraine

A

ophthalmoplegic migraine

47
Q

HA buzz words: facial neuritis/neuralgia of lower half of face

A

lower-half headache (migraine)

48
Q

HA buzz words: birth control pills

A

migraine

49
Q

HA buzz words: last weeks to months

A

cluster

50
Q

HA buzz words: excruciating pain

A

cluster

51
Q

HA buzz words: stopping meds

A

drug-induced HA

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