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60 Cards in this Set
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A SUDDEN ONSET OF A "THUNDERCLAP HEADACHE" COULD BE INDICATIVE OF WHAT
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SUBARRACHNOID HEMORRHAGE (SAH)
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ABSENCE OF A PRIOR HA SIMILAR TO THE PRESENT ONE COULD INDICATE WHAT
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CNS INFECTION
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A HEADACHE WITH FOCAL NEUROLOGICAL SIGNS OTHER THAN AURAS COULD INDICATE WHAT
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COULD BE A STROKE OR TUMOR
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A HEADACHE WITH OTHER PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS LIKE FEVER COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT
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MENINGITIS
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A HEADACHE WITH RAPID ONSET WITH EXERCISE COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT
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INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE
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WHAT IS THE MOST PREVALENT TYPE OF HEADACHE, AFFECTING WOMEN MORE OFTEN THAN MEN
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TENSION HEADACHE
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHE FEELS LIKE VISE-LIKE PRESSURE OF TIGHTNESS THAT WAXES AND WANES, BUT DOES NOT THROB
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TENSION HEADACHE
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHE CAN BE EXACERBATED BY EMOTIONAL STRESS, FATIGUE, NOISE, AND GLARE, BUT NOT NORMAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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TENSION HEADACHE
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHE IS GENERALIZED AND OFTEN MOST INTENSE ABOUT THE NECK OR BACK OF HEAD, AND MAY HAVE ASSOCIATED MUSCLE SORENESS
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TENSION HEADACHE
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WHAT IS THE PRIMARY TX FOR TENSION TYPE HEADACHES
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1) SIMPLE ANALGESICS
- MOTRIN 600-800 MG PO TID OR TYLENOL 325-650 PO QID 2) TRIAL OF ANTI-MIGRAINE MEDICATION IF REFRACTORY 3) BIOFEEDBACK, MASSAGE, AND HOT BATHS |
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHES AFFECT MIDDLE AGED MEN MORE OFTEN THAN WOMEN
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CLUSTER HEADACHE
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHE HAS UNILATERAL PAIN BEGINNING AROUND AROUND THE EYE OR TEMPLE
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CLUSTER HEADACHE
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHE CAN LAST 30 MIN TO 3 HOURS
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CLUSTER HEADACHES
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHES MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOLLOWING
- IPSILATERAL NASAL CONGESTION OR RHINORRHEA - LACRIMATION AND REDNESS OF THE EYE - HORNER'S SYNDROME |
CLUSTER HEADACHE
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DROOPING OF THE EYELID (PTOSIS), CONSTRICTION OF THE PUPIL (MIOSIS) AND DECREASED/ABSENT SWEATING (ANHYDROSIS) ARE ALL INCLUDED IN WHAT SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH CLUSTER HEADACHES
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HORNER'S SYNDROME
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DURING A BOUT OF CLUSTER HEADACHES, THE PT MAY REPORT WHAT TRIGGERING THE ATTACK
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ALCOHOL, STRESS, GLARE, OR INGESTION OF SPECIFIC FOODS
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WHAT TYPE OF TREATMENT MAY BE GIVEN DURING THE ATTACK OF A CLUSTER HEADACHE, BUT IS GENERALLY UNSATISFACTORY
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- SQ SUMATRIPTAN (IMITREX) 4-6MG X 1
- 100% O2 |
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WHAT TYPE OF PROPHYLACTIC AGENTS MAY BE GIVEN BY A PHYSICIAN FOR TX OF CLUSTER HEADACHES
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- ERGOTAMINE TARTRATE
- PROPRANOLOL - AMITRIPTYLINE - CYPROHEPTADINE - LITHIUM CARBONATE - PREDNISONE - VERAPAMIL - METHYSERGIDE |
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHES CAN HAVE A GRADUAL BUILD-UP TO A THROBBING HEADACHE THAT CAN LAST SEVERAL HOURS OR LONGER.
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MIGRAINES
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHES ARE TYPICALLY PRECEDED BY AN AURA
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MIGRAINES
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHES MAY HAVE VISUAL DISTURBANCES SUCH AS FIELD DECICITS OR LUMINOUS VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS SUCH AS SEEING STARS, LIGHT FLASHES, ZIGZAGS OF LIGHT OR GEOMETRIC PATTERNS
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MIGRAINES
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHES MAY HAVE OTHER FOCAL DISTURBANCES SUCH AS APHASIA OR NUMBNESS, TINGLING, CLUMSINESS, OR WEAKNESS IN A CIRCUMSCRIBED DISTRIBUTION
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MIGRAINES
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHES MAY HAVE TRIGGERS SUCH AS EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL STRESS, LACK OF SLEEP, MISSED MEALS, SPECIFIC FOODS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS, MENSTRUATION, OR USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES
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MIGRAINES
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WHAT TYPE OF TREATMENT IS OFTEN EFFECTIVE FOR MIGRAINE HEADACHES DURING ACUTE ATTACKS
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REST IN A QUIET, DARKENED ROOM UNTIL SYMPTOMS SUBSIDE
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WHAT TYPE OF THERAPY TRIES TO "HEAD OFF" A MIGRAINE THAT IS ALREADY STARTED, USED FOR INFREQUENT ATTACKS
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ABORTIVE
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WHAT TYPE OF THERAPY TRIES TO RAISE THE THRESHOLD FOR A MIGRAINE SO IT NEVER STARTS, USED FOR FREQUENT ATTACKS
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PROPHYLACTIC
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WHAT TYPE OF NSAIDs / SIMPLE AACENALGESICS CAN BE USED IN THE TX OF MIGRAINES
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- IBUPROFEN
- NAPROXEN (NAPROSYN) - ASA - ACETOMINOPHEN (TYLENOL) - TORADOL |
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WHAT TYPE OF TRIPTANS (SEROTONIN AGONISTS) CAN BE USED IN THE TX OF MIGRAINES
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SUMATRIPTAN (IMITREX)
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WHAT MEDICATIONS COMPRISE A "HEADACHE COCKTAIL" USED FOR MIGRAINES
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COMPAZINE 10MG IV + BENADRYL 20MG IV
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WHAT TYPE OF STEROID TX CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF RECURRENCE WHEN USED WITH STANDARD ABORTIVE THERAPY. (MUST GET MO ADVICE FIRST)
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DEXAMETHASONE 10-25MG IV X 1
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WHAT TYPE OF MEDICATIONS HAVE NO PLACE IN THE ROUTINE TX OF CHRONIC, PRIMARY HEADACHES
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NARCOTICS
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MIGRAINE PROPHYLAXIS IS INDICATED WHEN MIGRAINES OCCUR MORE THAN HOW OFTEN PER MONTH, OR IF ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT DISABILITY
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2-3 TIMES PER MONTH
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SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHES OCCUR WITHIN 1-2 DAYS OF INJURY, AND SUBSIDE WITHIN 7-10 DAYS
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POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE
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COUGHING, SNEEZING, STRAINING, OR LAUGHING CAN CAUSE SEVERE PAIN WITH WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHE
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COUGH HEADACHE
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHE IS PRESENT IN ABOUT 50% OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHES
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MEDICATION OVERUSE HEADACHE
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WHAT TYPE OF HEADACHES WILL OFTEN REVEAL A HISTORY OF HEAVY USE OF ANALGESICS
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MEDICATION OVERUSE HEADACHE
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AN ABNORMAL, EXCESSIVE, HYPERSYNCHRONOUS DISCHARGE FROM AN AGGREGATE OF CNS NEURONS IS KNOWN AS WHAT
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SEIZURE
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WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION WILL HAVE AT LEAST ONE SEIZURE
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5-10%
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WHAT DESCRIBES A CONDITION IN WHICH A PERSON HAS RECURRENT SEIZURES DUE TO A CHRONIC, UNDERLYING PROCESS
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EPILEPSY
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WHAT ARE THE MOST LIKELY CAUSES OF SEIZURES IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN (>1 MO AND <12 YEARS)
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- FEBRILE SEIZURES
- GENETIC DISORDERS - CNS INFECTION |
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WHAT ARE THE MOST LIKELY CAUSES OF SEIZURES IN ADOLESCENTS (12-18 YEARS)
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- TRAUMA
- GENETIC DISORDERS - INFECTION |
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WHAT ARE THE MOST LIKELY CAUSES OF SEIZURES IN YOUNG ADULTS (18-35 YEARS)
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- TRAUMA
- ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL - ILLICIT DRUG USE |
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WHAT ARE THE MOST LIKELY CAUSES OF SEIZURES IN OLDER ADULTS (>35 YEARS)
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- CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
- BRAIN TUMOR - ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL |
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WHAT TYPE OF SEIZURES ARE LIMITED TO ONE HEMISPHERE OF THE BRAIN
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PARTIAL SEIZURES
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WHAT TYPE OF SEIZURES ARE CLASSIFIED ON THE BASIS OF WHETHER CONSCIOUSNESS IS IMPAIRED DURING THE ATTACK
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PARTIAL SEIZURES
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PARTIAL SEIZURES ARE FURTHER SUBDIVIDED PRIMARILY ON THE CASES OF CLINICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AND THE EEG LOCALIZATION (WHAT ARE THE SUBCATEGORIES)
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- MOTOR
- SENSORY - AUTONOMIC - HIGHER CORTICAL |
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WHAT TYPE OF SEIZURES FREQUENTLY BEGIN WITH AN AURA THAT IS STEREOTYPIC FOR THE PT
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COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES
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WHAT TYPE OF SEIZURES ARISE FROM BOTH CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES SIMULTANEOUSLY
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GENERALIZED SEIZURES
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WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF GENERALIZED SEIZURES
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- ABSENCE (PETIT MAL)
- TONIC-CLONIC (GRAND MAL) - MYOCLONIC |
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WHAT TYPE OF SEIZURE IS SUDDEN, WITH BRIEF LAPSES OF CONSCIOUSNESS WITHOUT LOSS OF POSTURAL CONTROL
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ABSENCE SEIZURES (PETIT MAL)
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WHAT TYPE OF SEIZURES TYPICALLY ONLY LASTS FOR SECONDS, CONSCIOUSNESS RETURNS AS SUDDENLY AS IT WAS LOST, NO POSTICTAL CONFUSION, AND USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY AUTOMATISMS
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ABSENCE SEIZURES (PETIT MAL)
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WHEN DO PETIT MAL SEIZURES USUALLY BEGIN
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IN CHILDHOOD (AGES 4-8) OR EARLY ADOLESCENCE
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WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON SEIZURE TYPE IN ADULTS
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TONIC-CLONIC (GRAND MAL)
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WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON SEIZURE TYPE RESULTING FROM METABOLIC DERANGEMENTS
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GRAND MAL
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WHAT TYPE OF SEIZURES BEGIN ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING, ALTHOUGH SOME PATIENTS DESCRIBE VAGUE PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS IN THE HOURS LEADING UP TO THE SEIZURE
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GRAND MAL
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WITH GRAND MAL SEIZURES, TONIC CONTRACTION OF THE MUSCLES OF EXPIRATION AND THE LARYNX AT THE ONSET WILL PRODUCE A LOUD MOAN OR _______
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ICTAL CRY
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AFTER HOW LONG DOES THE TONIC PHASE OF THE SEIZURE TYPICALLY EVOLVE INTO THE CLONIC PHASE
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10-20 SECONDS
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WITH GRAND MAL SEIZURES, THE PERIODS OF RELAXATION PROGRESSIVELY INCRESE UNTIL THE END OF THE ICTAL PHASE, WHICH USUALLY LASTS NO MORE THAN HOW LONG
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1 MIN
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A SUDDEN AND BRIEF MUSCLE CONTRACTION THAT MAY INVOLVE ONE PART OF THE BODY OR THE ENTIRE BODY IS WHAT TYPE OF SEIZURE
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MYOCLONIC
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VIDEO-EEG IS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR DIAGNOSIS FOR WHAT TYPES OF SEIZURES
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NON-ELECTRIC
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