Assignment: Intermittent Headaches

Assignment: Intermittent Headaches
Assignment: Intermittent Headaches
Assignment: Intermittent Headaches
Module 11: Discussion Bob, a 38 year old male, has been experiencing severe intermittent headaches for about 10 years. When they occur, he experiences intense burning pain on one side of his head, tearing in his eye, congestion and a runny nose. These headaches generally occur several times a day and last approximately one hour. The headaches are episodic; Bob can be headache free for several months but then experience an attack. 1. Based on the case scenario, provide a diagnosis for Bob. Provide the pathophysiology for this type of headache and discuss current treatment options.
What is the medical definition of ?
or head sometimes can be difficult to describe, but some common symptoms include throbbing, squeezing, constant, unrelenting, or intermittent. The location may be in one part of the face or skull, or may be generalized involving the whole head.
The head is one of the most common sites of in the body.
may arise spontaneously or may be associated with activity or . It may have an acute onset or it may be chronic in nature with or without episodes of increasing severity.
Headache is often associated with and . This is especially true with .
What are the different types of ?
Head pain can be classified as being one of three types: 1) primary headache, 2) secondary headache, and 3) cranial neuralgias, facial pain, and other headaches.
Common primary headaches include tension, , and .
Medication overuse headache (rebound headache) is a condition where frequent use of pain medications can lead to persistent head pain. The headache may improve for a short time after medication is taken and then recur. (The term “rebound headache” has been replaced by the term “medication overuse headache.”)
How do I relieve a headache?
Home remedies for tension headaches, the most common type of primary headache, include rest and (OTC) medications for pain.
What could headaches be a sign of?
Secondary headaches are usually a symptom of an injury or an underlying illness. For example, sinus headaches are considered a secondary headache due to increased pressure or infection in the sinuses.
Individuals should seek medical care for new onset headaches or if headaches are associated with , , , change in sensation on one side of the body, change in vision, , or change in behavior that may be caused by the development of serious infections.
17 Types and Location of Headaches
Head pain can be classified as being one of three types: 1) primary headache, 2) secondary headache, and 3) cranial neuralgias, facial pain, and other headaches.
Common primary headaches include tension, migraine, and cluster headaches. Other types of headaches include:
Medication overuse headache (rebound headache)
Encephalitis
Concussions
Dehydration
During sexual intercourse
Hypnic headache
Infections