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Primary headaches migraine, tension, cluster, and chronic daily
include headaches
headaches arising from underlying structural,
Secondary headaches systemic, or infectious causes such as meningitis or
include subarachnoid hemorrhage and may be life-
threatening
reach maximal intensity over several minutes, occur
in 70% of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage,
Thunderclap headaches
and are often preceded by a sentinel leak headache
from a vascular leak into the subarachnoid space
The most important its severity and chronologic pattern
attributes of headache
are
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1. Progressively frequent or severe over a 3-month
period 2. Sudden onset like a "thunderclap" or "the
worst headache of my life" 3. New onset after age
50 years 4. Aggravated or relieved by change in
Headache Warning Signs
position 5. Precipitated by Valsalva maneuver 6.
("red flags" that need
Associated symptoms of fever, night sweats, or
prompt investigation)
weight loss 7. Presence of cancer, HIV infection, or
pregnancy 8. Recent head trauma 9. Associated
papilledema, neck stiffness, or focal neurologic
deficits
If headache is severe and subarachnoid hemorrhage or meningitis
of sudden onset,
consider
What types of headaches migraine and tension headaches
are episodic and tend to
peak over several hours
New and persisting, tumor, abscess, or mass lesion
progressively severe
headaches raise
concerns of
Unilateral headache migraine and cluster headaches
occurs in
Tension headaches often the temporal areas
arise in what area
Cluster headaches may retro-orbital
arise in what area
Nausea and vomiting commonly with migraines, but also with brain tumors
occur with what and subarachnoid hemorrhage
What percentage of 60-70%
patients with migraine
have a symptom
prodrome prior to onset
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a visual aura, such as spark photopsias (flashes of
1/3 of patients with light), fortifications (zig-zag arcs of light), and
migraine experience scotoma (area of visual loss with surrounding
normal vision)
Due to increased risk of estrogen-progestin contraceptives
ischemic stroke and
cardiovascular disease,
the World Health
Association advises
women with migraines
over age 35 and women
with migraines with aura
avoid use of what
Valsalva maneuvers may acute sinusitis or from mass lesion due to changing
increase headache pain intracranial pressure
from
analgesics/ergotamines/triptans present >/= 15 days
Medication for overuse
a month for three months and reverts to </= 15 days
headache is indicated if
a month when the medication is discontinued
Medical terms for hyperopia; presbyopia; myopia
farsightedness, aging
vision, and
nearsightedness
vitreous hemorrhage from diabetes or trauma,
If sudden unilateral visual
macular degeneration, retinal detachment, retinal
loss is painless consider
vein occlusion, or central retinal artery occlusion
causes that are usually in the cornea and anterior
If sudden unilateral visual chamber as in corneal ulcer, uveitis, traumatic
loss is painful consider hyphen, and acute glaucoma, optic neuritis from MS
may also be painful
If sudden bilateral visual medications that change refraction such as
loss that is painless cholinergics, anticholinergics, and steroids
occurs, consider
medications that may
contribute:
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(Bates) 2025 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS |MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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Terms in this set (164)
Primary headaches migraine, tension, cluster, and chronic daily
include headaches
headaches arising from underlying structural,
Secondary headaches systemic, or infectious causes such as meningitis or
include subarachnoid hemorrhage and may be life-
threatening
reach maximal intensity over several minutes, occur
in 70% of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage,
Thunderclap headaches
and are often preceded by a sentinel leak headache
from a vascular leak into the subarachnoid space
The most important its severity and chronologic pattern
attributes of headache
are
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1. Progressively frequent or severe over a 3-month
period 2. Sudden onset like a "thunderclap" or "the
worst headache of my life" 3. New onset after age
50 years 4. Aggravated or relieved by change in
Headache Warning Signs
position 5. Precipitated by Valsalva maneuver 6.
("red flags" that need
Associated symptoms of fever, night sweats, or
prompt investigation)
weight loss 7. Presence of cancer, HIV infection, or
pregnancy 8. Recent head trauma 9. Associated
papilledema, neck stiffness, or focal neurologic
deficits
If headache is severe and subarachnoid hemorrhage or meningitis
of sudden onset,
consider
What types of headaches migraine and tension headaches
are episodic and tend to
peak over several hours
New and persisting, tumor, abscess, or mass lesion
progressively severe
headaches raise
concerns of
Unilateral headache migraine and cluster headaches
occurs in
Tension headaches often the temporal areas
arise in what area
Cluster headaches may retro-orbital
arise in what area
Nausea and vomiting commonly with migraines, but also with brain tumors
occur with what and subarachnoid hemorrhage
What percentage of 60-70%
patients with migraine
have a symptom
prodrome prior to onset
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a visual aura, such as spark photopsias (flashes of
1/3 of patients with light), fortifications (zig-zag arcs of light), and
migraine experience scotoma (area of visual loss with surrounding
normal vision)
Due to increased risk of estrogen-progestin contraceptives
ischemic stroke and
cardiovascular disease,
the World Health
Association advises
women with migraines
over age 35 and women
with migraines with aura
avoid use of what
Valsalva maneuvers may acute sinusitis or from mass lesion due to changing
increase headache pain intracranial pressure
from
analgesics/ergotamines/triptans present >/= 15 days
Medication for overuse
a month for three months and reverts to </= 15 days
headache is indicated if
a month when the medication is discontinued
Medical terms for hyperopia; presbyopia; myopia
farsightedness, aging
vision, and
nearsightedness
vitreous hemorrhage from diabetes or trauma,
If sudden unilateral visual
macular degeneration, retinal detachment, retinal
loss is painless consider
vein occlusion, or central retinal artery occlusion
causes that are usually in the cornea and anterior
If sudden unilateral visual chamber as in corneal ulcer, uveitis, traumatic
loss is painful consider hyphen, and acute glaucoma, optic neuritis from MS
may also be painful
If sudden bilateral visual medications that change refraction such as
loss that is painless cholinergics, anticholinergics, and steroids
occurs, consider
medications that may
contribute:
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