NURS 318 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM
2|250+QS&AS|FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY
Head & neck contains what 5 structures?
Cranium, face, neck, thyroid gland, lymph nodes
Which salivary gland is superficial to & behind mandible?
Parotid gland
Which salivary gland is deep to the mandible?
Submandibular gland
What is the most common symptom relating to the head?
Headache
What type of headache is the most frequent one seen in office practice?
Migraine headache
,What type of headache is most common but usually self-treated?
Tension headache
3 life-threatening causes of headache?
1) meningitis
2) subdural or intracranial hemorrhage
3) tumor
4 types of primary headaches
1) tension
2) migraine
3) cluster
4) chronic daily headache
______ headaches have no identifiable underlying cause
Primary
,_______ headaches arise from other conditions & may be life-threatening
Secondary
Migraine headaches characteristics
-recurrent
-peak over 1-2 hrs, lasts 4-72 hrs
-moderate to severe intensity
-throbbing/aching pain
-70% are unilateral
2 early symptoms of migraine headaches are photophobia & phonophobia, what
do these mean?
Photophobia: sensitivity to light
Phonophobia: sensitivity to sound
An aura occurs in 30% of migraine headaches, what is this?
A reversible visual (flickering, zig zag lines) or motor symptom;
usually occurs before migraine and signals one is coming
, 3 things that can relieve migraine headaches
1) quiet
2) dark room
3) sleep
2 things that can aggravate migraine headaches
1) noise
2) bright light
Menses, foods, stress, alcohol, and altitude are things that can provoke _______
headaches
Migraine
What type of headaches are episodic, have a duration of 30 mins to 7 days, are
usually bilateral, and have pain of mild to moderate intensity?
Tension headaches
2|250+QS&AS|FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY
Head & neck contains what 5 structures?
Cranium, face, neck, thyroid gland, lymph nodes
Which salivary gland is superficial to & behind mandible?
Parotid gland
Which salivary gland is deep to the mandible?
Submandibular gland
What is the most common symptom relating to the head?
Headache
What type of headache is the most frequent one seen in office practice?
Migraine headache
,What type of headache is most common but usually self-treated?
Tension headache
3 life-threatening causes of headache?
1) meningitis
2) subdural or intracranial hemorrhage
3) tumor
4 types of primary headaches
1) tension
2) migraine
3) cluster
4) chronic daily headache
______ headaches have no identifiable underlying cause
Primary
,_______ headaches arise from other conditions & may be life-threatening
Secondary
Migraine headaches characteristics
-recurrent
-peak over 1-2 hrs, lasts 4-72 hrs
-moderate to severe intensity
-throbbing/aching pain
-70% are unilateral
2 early symptoms of migraine headaches are photophobia & phonophobia, what
do these mean?
Photophobia: sensitivity to light
Phonophobia: sensitivity to sound
An aura occurs in 30% of migraine headaches, what is this?
A reversible visual (flickering, zig zag lines) or motor symptom;
usually occurs before migraine and signals one is coming
, 3 things that can relieve migraine headaches
1) quiet
2) dark room
3) sleep
2 things that can aggravate migraine headaches
1) noise
2) bright light
Menses, foods, stress, alcohol, and altitude are things that can provoke _______
headaches
Migraine
What type of headaches are episodic, have a duration of 30 mins to 7 days, are
usually bilateral, and have pain of mild to moderate intensity?
Tension headaches
