NURS 5434 Family III Neurology – Questions With Proper Solutions

NURS 5434 Family III Neurology – Questions With
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What are migraine headaches? - severe throbbing unilateral pain lasting 4-72 hours
- is a neurologic disease
- associated with photophobia, phonophobia,
nausea, vomiting, and some with cutaneous allodynia


For diagnosing Migraines, what is it Based on frequency of monthly migraine days
based on? (MMDs) and monthly headache days (MHDs)


Episodic Migraine vs Chronic Episodic Migraines
Migraine: patients with fewer than 15
MMDs or MHDs have what?


Episodic Migraine vs Chronic Chronic MIgraines
Migraine: patients with at least 15
MHDs of which at least 8 are MMDs
have what?

, When using the International - 5 attacks
Classification of Headache Disorder - 4 - 72 hours
(ICHD) Criteria for Episodic Migraine, - at least 2 out of 4, unilateral location, pulsating
the NP knows that: quality
- at least ___ attacks fulfilling criteria B- - nausea and/or vomiting, photophobia and
D phonphobia
- headache attacks lasts between __-__
hours when untreated or
unsuccessfully treated,
- the headache has at least ___ of the
four characteristics: ______ location,
_______ quality, Moderate or severe pain
intensity, or aggravation by or causing
avoidance of routine physical activity
- during the headache at least one of
these characteristics of: ________ and/or
________, _______ and _________
- Not better accounted for by another
diagnosis


The NP should encourage the patient Headache/Migraine diary
with new onset of migraines to keep a
what?


What are the established efficacy Migraine Specific
acute migraine treatments options? - Triptans
- Ergotamine Derivatives
- Gepants
- Lasmiditan
Non-specific
- NSAIDs: ASA, celecoxib oral solution, diclofenac,
ibuprofen, naproxen