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Head Assessment (Assessment Techniques (Inspect and palpate the skull (Is…
Head Assessment
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Abnormal Findings
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Lumps, depressions, or abnormal protrusions
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Types of Headaches
Migraine
Supraorbital, retroorbital, or frontotemporal
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Precipitating factors may include alcohol, stress, menstruation, and eating chocolate or cheese.
Associated symptoms may include: nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances
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Often relieved by laying down, dark room, sleep, taking an NSAID early, and avoiding opioid
Cluster Headaches
Produce pain around the eye, temple, forehead, and cheek.
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Precipitating factors may include alcohol ingestion, daytime napping, wind or heat exposure.
Associated symptoms may include: eye reddening, tearing, eyelid drooping, rhinorrhea, and nasal congestion
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Tension Headaches
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Precipitating factors may be anxiety, stress, posture, and depression.
Pain is often mild to moderate, diffuse, dull, and aching.
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Often relieved by massaging muscles in the area, rest, and NSAID medication
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