HEADACHES Flashcards

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Worrisome SS for HAs

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  • Sudden onset HA or persistent HA reaching max intensity within few minutes
  • “First or worst HA” of my life
  • Worsening HA pattern (think mass)
  • Onset with exercise
  • HA in pt with CA, Lyme, HIV or pregnancy
  • Visual changes-halos
  • Onset > 55
  • HA with association scalp tenderness
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Match HA Risk Factors with type of primary HA
- White, F>M, NO FMH
- M>F, Smokes, FMH
- White, F>M, FMH

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  • White, F, NO FMH = TENSION HA
  • M, Smokes, FMH = CLUSTER HA
  • White, F, FMH = MIGRAINES
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MC type of neurological dysfn and HA type

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Tension HA

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