Clinical Medicine – Headaches
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Are headaches with a gradual onset more likely to be benign or serious? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Benign
What type of neurological findings are you most likely to find during your
physical examination of someone with a benign headache? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔None.
What do you suspect will happen to one's CSF glucose and protein levels if
he or she were to develop meningitis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Glucose levels go
down and protein levels go up.
,What is the preferred test for hemorrhage? CT or MRI? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔CT scan
The CT scan came back negative for hemorrhage and ICP. However, you
still suspect the patient has SAH from trauma that occurred last week. You
order a MRI scan. Why? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔MRI is more sensitive for bleeds
that are more than 4 days old. The longer interval between symptom onset
& CT scan, the less likely the CT scan will show the bleed.
What is a primary headache disorder that presents with bilateral pain,
tightness, or band-like pressure around the head with no photophobia that
is commonly caused by stress? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Tension headache
The sudden headache that precedes a SAH? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sentinel
headache
Migraines are (unilateral/bilateral) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bilateral
Cluster headaches are (unilateral/bilateral) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Unilateral
Tension headaches are (unilateral/bilateral) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bilateral
What usually lasts longer: migraines or tension headaches? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Tension headaches can last for days to weeks at a time.
, What's a major sign of ICP on physical examination. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Papilledema
What is believed to be the cause of nausea and vomiting in patients with
migraine headaches? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Decreased levels of serotonin.
What neurotransmitter is associated with migraine headaches? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Serotonin
Photophobia is usually associated with what type of headache? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Migraine headache
Ataxia, diplopia, and unilateral weakness are all signs of what? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔CVA
Primary headache disorders are classified as benign or serious? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Benign
Secondary headache disorders are classified as benign or serious? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Serious, potentially life-threatening.
What's the most common cause of tension headaches? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Stress
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2025/2026 Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | Already Graded A+
Are headaches with a gradual onset more likely to be benign or serious? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Benign
What type of neurological findings are you most likely to find during your
physical examination of someone with a benign headache? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔None.
What do you suspect will happen to one's CSF glucose and protein levels if
he or she were to develop meningitis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Glucose levels go
down and protein levels go up.
,What is the preferred test for hemorrhage? CT or MRI? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔CT scan
The CT scan came back negative for hemorrhage and ICP. However, you
still suspect the patient has SAH from trauma that occurred last week. You
order a MRI scan. Why? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔MRI is more sensitive for bleeds
that are more than 4 days old. The longer interval between symptom onset
& CT scan, the less likely the CT scan will show the bleed.
What is a primary headache disorder that presents with bilateral pain,
tightness, or band-like pressure around the head with no photophobia that
is commonly caused by stress? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Tension headache
The sudden headache that precedes a SAH? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sentinel
headache
Migraines are (unilateral/bilateral) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bilateral
Cluster headaches are (unilateral/bilateral) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Unilateral
Tension headaches are (unilateral/bilateral) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bilateral
What usually lasts longer: migraines or tension headaches? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Tension headaches can last for days to weeks at a time.
, What's a major sign of ICP on physical examination. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Papilledema
What is believed to be the cause of nausea and vomiting in patients with
migraine headaches? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Decreased levels of serotonin.
What neurotransmitter is associated with migraine headaches? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Serotonin
Photophobia is usually associated with what type of headache? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Migraine headache
Ataxia, diplopia, and unilateral weakness are all signs of what? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔CVA
Primary headache disorders are classified as benign or serious? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Benign
Secondary headache disorders are classified as benign or serious? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Serious, potentially life-threatening.
What's the most common cause of tension headaches? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Stress
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