MIGRAINE HEADACHE
Treatment includes abortive drug therapy and prophylactic drug therapy
Neurovascular disorder involving vasodilation and inflammation
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TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE
Moderate, nonthrobbing pain located in a headband
Most common type of heaadache
CLUSTER HEADACHE
Severe, throbbing unilateral pain in the orbital-temporal area
Lasts 15 minutes to 2 hours
T/F: Migraine headaches are promoted by calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and
suppressed by serotonin (5-HT).
, True.
ACTIVITY 2
NSG124.03.01.02 HEADACHE TREATMENT AGENTS
T/F: Abortive therapy drugs are used to eliminate muscular pain and suppress the associated
nausea and vomiting.
False.
Abortive therapy drugs are used to eliminate migraine headache pain and suppress the
associated nausea and vomiting.
You are working in a retail health clinic, and a patient comes in complaining of a headache. Ms. I
is a 30-year-old computer programming analyst. She shares that she becomes very nauseated
and vomits when she has headaches. She is suspected of having migraine headaches. Ms. I is
prescribed ergotamine (Ergomar, Ergostat), as well as follow-up testing. You have been
assigned to teach the patient about testing procedures and her new medication and to answer
any questions she may have.
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