PPT-Approach to the Patient with Headache

Dr Ahmed A Salim Lecturer and Neurologist Basrah College of Medicine Headache is one of the most common reasons for presentation to an emergency department Headache is classified as primary and secondary. age. Temporal Prole A chronic daily headache without migrainous or autonomic features is likely to represent a chronic tension-type headache. Migraine pain usually peaks within 1–2 hours of on 4. th. year module. Introduction. Headaches are very common – who hasn’t had one?. We see a lot of patients with headache in the ED and the trick is to work out those that have a benign cause for their headache vs those who have a potentially devastating diagnosis.. Dr. . amal. Alkhotani. Frcpc. neurology, epilepsy. Headache . Headache is one of the 10 most common reasons for health care visits in USA.. It also account for 4.5% of ER visits.. Types of headache. Staff Neurologist. s. arah.d.hodges3.mil@mail.mil. I have no disclosures. A 34-year-old woman came to the office complaining of severe, left-sided throbbing headaches that last about 12–24 hours. She has had these headaches once a week for several months. During an episode, she is sensitive to both bright lights and loud sounds and feels nauseous. Sleep seemed to help her headaches. Neurological examination was normal.. Department of Computer Sciences. The University of Texas at Austin. Based upon classic decision puzzlers . collected by Gretchen Chapman of Rutgers University . 1. . Conjunction Fallacy: .  . A health survey was conducted in a representative sample of adult males in Chicago of all ages and occupations. Mr. F was included in the sample. He was selected by random chance from the list of participants.. University of California Irvine . Objective. Identify patient who need urgent evaluation and treatment. Review red flags . Primary headache. Secondary headache. Acute treatment. Prophylactic treatment . BARRY L. HAINER, MD, and ERIC M. MATHESON, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Am . Fam. Physician..  2013 May 15;87(10):682-687.. Journal Review By: SHIRIN BITAJIAN, MD. Managing Headache Headache is an increasing problem Figures for specific CCGs available at: https:// www.gov.uk/government/publications/neurology-services-hospital-activity-data 24% increase in those in treatment for headaches and migraine in the past 5 years do. (with help from Practical Neurology Dec 2015 – Sinclair, . Sturrock,Davies. , . Matharu. ). Dr Angus . Hickish. Formerly of Burton and . Bransgore. Medical Centres. Mr M Aged 53. Sudden onset very severe h/a during sex at approach of orgasm. Vomited. Eventually got to sleep. H/a still present next morning although a bit better. Seen in practice that morning by a locum GP who referred him to neurology clinic (. arterial hypertension and her family physician prescribed irbesartan150 mg daily. In the following months, the patient perceived a significant reduction of headache attacks. However, in January 2003 t Migraine Program ObjectivesAwareness of the Need for Aggressive Migraine PreventionUnderstand Migraine vs. HeadacheMigraine is a common, disabling disease processClassification of MigraineEpisodic vs. INTRODUCTION. Headache is pain in any part of the head, including the scalp, face, interior of the head. Headache is one of the most common reasons patients seek medical attention. Headache is due to activation of pain sensitive structures . PGY2/MS Community-Based Pharmacy Administration Resident. The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Kroger Health. Session Objectives. Review etiology and pathophysiology of primary headaches (migraine, tension-type, cluster). Introduction. Headaches are very common – who hasn’t had one?. We see a lot of patients with headache in the ED and the trick is to work out those that have a benign cause for their headache vs those who have a potentially devastating diagnosis..