Maryville NURS 620 Exam 1 | Real Exam
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‣ How do you treat migraines? -✓✓1. Avoid triggers
2. Use biofeedback
3. Use abortive therapy... medications
4. Preventative medications
‣ What are some of the ABORTIVE migraine medications? -✓✓'Triptans' Trip the switch
to abort the headache
Almotriptan (Exert)
Eletriptan (Relpax)
Frovatriptan (Frova
Sumatriptan (Imitrex)
Zolmatriptan (Zomig)
‣ PREVENTATIVE/PROPHYLACTIC migraine medicines -✓✓Beta-blockers "olol"
Propranolol
Metoprolol
Timolol
Atenolol
‣ Dizziness is a -✓✓sensation of unsteadiness, or feeling of movement inside of the
head
‣ Vertigo is -✓✓Sensation of the room spinning and obects moving around the head
‣ Differential Diagnosis for dizziness would be -✓✓1. Anxiety
2. CNS disorders
3. Systemic disorders
4. Peripheral vestibular disease
‣ Differential diagnosis for dizziness and vertigo -✓✓Peripheral Vestibular Disease,
systemic disorder, central nervous system disorder
‣ Peripheral Vestibular Disease is -✓✓There is a problem located in the labyrinth of the
middle ear. Signs and symptoms include dizziness, N/V, diaphoresis, trouble balancing,
vertigo, tinnitus, pressure in the ear, intermittent hearing loss, diplopia.
‣ Medications prescribed for vertigo? -✓✓Meclizine
Phenergan. Take these medications for a week, then taper slowly.
Diamox can also be used to decrease edema in the labyrinth.
Antiemetics (Compazine and Tigan)
Questions and Answers | 100% Verified
‣ How do you treat migraines? -✓✓1. Avoid triggers
2. Use biofeedback
3. Use abortive therapy... medications
4. Preventative medications
‣ What are some of the ABORTIVE migraine medications? -✓✓'Triptans' Trip the switch
to abort the headache
Almotriptan (Exert)
Eletriptan (Relpax)
Frovatriptan (Frova
Sumatriptan (Imitrex)
Zolmatriptan (Zomig)
‣ PREVENTATIVE/PROPHYLACTIC migraine medicines -✓✓Beta-blockers "olol"
Propranolol
Metoprolol
Timolol
Atenolol
‣ Dizziness is a -✓✓sensation of unsteadiness, or feeling of movement inside of the
head
‣ Vertigo is -✓✓Sensation of the room spinning and obects moving around the head
‣ Differential Diagnosis for dizziness would be -✓✓1. Anxiety
2. CNS disorders
3. Systemic disorders
4. Peripheral vestibular disease
‣ Differential diagnosis for dizziness and vertigo -✓✓Peripheral Vestibular Disease,
systemic disorder, central nervous system disorder
‣ Peripheral Vestibular Disease is -✓✓There is a problem located in the labyrinth of the
middle ear. Signs and symptoms include dizziness, N/V, diaphoresis, trouble balancing,
vertigo, tinnitus, pressure in the ear, intermittent hearing loss, diplopia.
‣ Medications prescribed for vertigo? -✓✓Meclizine
Phenergan. Take these medications for a week, then taper slowly.
Diamox can also be used to decrease edema in the labyrinth.
Antiemetics (Compazine and Tigan)
