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Headaches Flashcards

1
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Tension H/a: characteristics

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  • most common

- Considered ‘normal’

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Episodic vs Chronic Tension H/a

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> or

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Tension H/a: presentation

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  • band of tension around head
  • constant, dull, throbbing ache
  • sore neck and shoulder muscles
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Tension H/a: TX medication

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Analgesics (OTC pain killers)(Cause rebound h.a)
Tricyclic Antidepressents (prevent chronic h/a)
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Migraine: characteristics

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A throbbing or pulsing one sided episodic h/a
Occurs more in younger population
Accompanying sx

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Migraine: causes

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Unknown
Poss blood vessels become inflamed (neurovascular h.a)
Heredity

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Migraine: phases

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  • predrome
  • aura
  • migraine
  • postdrome
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Migraine: predrome

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  • occurs hours to days before

- changes in psychology and changes in neurological

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Migraine: aura

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  • occurs 5- 20 minutes before
  • variety of emotional and visual changes
  • parathesis second most common
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Migraine: Migraine

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  • intense throbbing or pulsating worse with movement and activity
  • often debilitating
  • typically begin in one place and spread
  • last for 2 hours up to days
  • accompanying sx
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Migraine: postdrome

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  • a feeling of tiredness and exhaustion after H/a
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Migraine: common vs classic vs complicated

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without aura vs with aura vs with worse than aura

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Migraine: ophthalmoplegica

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Intense pain behind eye
Vomiting
Eyelid begins to droop

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Migraine: status

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lasts longer than 72 hours

May require hospitalization

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Migraine: tx stratagies

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Prophylactic: prevent or reduce migraines
Abortive: shorten current migraines

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Migraine: tx- non-pharmalogical

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Identify and reduce triggers of migraine

State of brain sensitivity to change

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Migraine: prophylactic tx

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  • Frequent H/a (3 or more a month)
  • Don’t respond to abortive tx
  • starts off as monotherapy
18
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Migraine: Prophylactic medication

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  • beta blockers
  • tricyclic antidepressants
  • neuromodulaters/ anti-siezure
19
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Migraine; Betablockers

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most common tx
regulate blood pressure by controlling heart rate
(Don’t use for diabetics or asthma)

20
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Migraine: Trycyclic antidepressants

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  • block reabsorbtion of serotonin

- take 2-3 weeks to work

21
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Migraine: Neuromodulaters/anti-siezure

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Valproic Acid

Gabapetin

22
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Migraines: Abortive tx

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  • OTC can work

- dark room and little stimulation

23
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Migraine: analgesics

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  • tx symptoms of migraine
  • take at first sign
  • best for infrequent migraines or breakthrough h/a (when they occur despite prophylactic medication)
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Migraine: Ergot alkaloids

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  • promote vascularconstriction and prevent vascular dilation

- take at first sign, not as effective after

25
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Migraine: Seratonin Agonists

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  • fast acting, low side effects, effective

- taken at any time

26
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Migraine: Midrin

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Three parts:

  • Acetaminophen helps to decrease the pain from the headache.
  • Isometheptene helps to narrow the widened blood vessels in the head.
  • Dichloralphenazone helps to relax the body.
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Migraine: Stadol/ Toraldal

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Strong pain meds used for pain after surgery generally

28
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Cluster H/a: Definition

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  • repetitive, short, localized h/a for a short amount of time then a period of freedom from pain
29
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Cluster H/a: presentation

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  • unilateral
  • severe
  • located at temple
  • sudden onset
  • peak at 15 minutes, fade by 45
30
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Cluster H/a: causes

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Histamine injections
Seasonal, allergies, etc
Alcohol
Smoking

31
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Cluster H/a: acute attack tx

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High flow oxygen
Seratonin agonist
High strength pain meds

32
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Cluster H/a: Ergots

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Nightly ingestion can help

Occasionally can help during pain

33
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Cluster H/a: Verapimil

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  • calcium channel blocker

- can cause heart blocks

34
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Cluster H/a: Lithium

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  • tx bipolar (bipolar cyclical so is cluster h/a)
  • better with chronic patients
  • effects diminish over time
35
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Cluster H/a: Predisone

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Short term therapy

High improvement rate

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