Migraine
The patient is a 24-year-old female administrative assistant who comes to the emergency department with a chief complaint of severe right-sided headache. She states that this is the sixth time in the last 2 months she has had this headache.
She says the headaches last 2-3 days and have impacted her ability to concentrate at work. She complains of nausea and has vomited three times in the last 3 hours.
She states, the light hurts my eyes. She rates her pain as a 10/10 at this time.
Ibuprofen and acetaminophen ease her symptoms somewhat but do not totally relieve them. No other current complaints. For more information check: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migraine