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Headaches Flashcards

1
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A primary headache is

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migraine, tension type, cluster

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2
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Secondary Headache are

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caused by underlying organic disease

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3
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What is the preferred imaging to rule out hemorrhage

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CT, if appears normal do a lumbar puncture

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4
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What imaging is for the posterior fossa

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MRI

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5
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Onset of headache after 50 is a

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red flag and consider secondary headache causation

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6
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Meningeal tests are

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kernigs, and brudzinski’s

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7
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CN testing esp of

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CN 2,3,4,6

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8
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Migraine pain is normally

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unilater

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9
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tension HA normally

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band like, bilateral

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10
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Cluster HA normally

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STICTLY unilateral

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11
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Temporal arteritis

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distrubition of temporal artery

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12
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Trigeminal neuralgia

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distribution of trigeminal nerve

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13
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acute glaucoma

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eye pain

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14
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Acute recurrent HA assoicated with vomiting, sleepiness, and pain free intervals Most likely

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Migraine

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Chronic progressive HA, with severity and frequency increased over time indicates

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Structural disorder of CNS suspected

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16
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Chronic nonprogressive HA indicates

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related to stress

17
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vomiting without nausea indicates

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increased intrcranial pressure

18
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Epidural hematoma involves

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arterieal involvement, it is biconvex and

19
Q

epidural hematoma occurs betwen

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the skull and dura

20
Q

Subdural hematoma involves

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venous, cresecent shaped

21
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Subdural occurs between

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dura and arachnoid

22
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Unilateral throbbing headach preceded by an aura indicates

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classic migraine

23
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unilateral pain with pulsating quality for 4-72 hrs indicates

24
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what is the MC types of migraine

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one without an aura

25
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tension type HA normally worse

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in afternoon or early evening

26
Q

aspirin and over the counter meds seem to relieve what HA

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tension type

27
Q

Tension type has one of two things but NOT both

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photophobia or phonophobia

28
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Cluster HA are strictly unilateral and

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periorbital in 80% pf patients

29
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lacrimation associated with a runny nose on the same side of HA indicates

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Cluster HA

30
Q

Cluster HA can make patients

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pace, bang head against wall, or even attempt suicide

31
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Temporal arteritis is a

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immediate referral bc it can cause blindness

32
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a sentinel HA precedes

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stroke, of subarachnoid hemorrhage

33
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What is the MC symptom of chiari malformation

34
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normal foramen magnum margins is

35
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u suspect a skull fracture follow up is

36
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what is the MC skull fx

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