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Daniel, a 27 year old construction worker reports persistent headaches that started within 48 hours after a mild head injury and have continued for the past three weeks. He has no chronic illnesses or previous history of headaches or migraines. Determine what type of headache he is experiencing.
What is a post traumatic headache?
What does this physical exam inspect?
What is a person's level of consciousness?
Sarah a 32 year old female graphic designer, presents to her primary care clinic with complaints of severe headache, nausea, and sensitivity to light that have occurred intermittently over the past six months. Determine what type of headache she is experiencing.
What is a migraine?
Please name how many grades, the names of the grades, and a brief description of the grades for eye opening.
4- Spontaneous (eyes open and moving normally w/o stimuli)
3- To speech (eyes open when asked)
2- To pain (eyes open in response to pain)
1- No response
Emily a 29 year old female who in an administrative assistant at a hair salon presents with frequent headaches for the past two months, described as a tight, pressing pain around her head, often worse in the afternoon. Determine what kind of headache she has.
What is a tension headache?
Please name how many grades, the names of the grades, and a brief description of the grades for motor response.
6- Obeys verbal commands (ex. wiggles toes/fingers when asked)
5-Localized pain (ex. reaches for fingers/toes when pinched or tapped)
4- Flexion[withdrawal] (ex. pulls away when fingers/toes are pinched or tapped)
3- Flexion[abnormal] (ex. when pinched out tapped, the extremities curl up)
2- Extension[abnormal] (ex. when pinch or tapped, the extremities stretch out)
1- No response
Michael a 38 year old male, who works as a airline mechanic presents with recurrent severe headaches located around his left eye, occurring several times a day for the past two weeks. Determine what type of headache is experiencing.
What is a cluster headache?
Please name how many grades, the names of the grades, and a brief description of the grades for verbal response.
5- Orientedx3 & appropriate (providers the correct answer[s])
4- Conversation confused (providers a wrong answer, but knows the topic of the question being asked)
3- Speech inappropriate (providers a wrong answer & does not know the question)
2- Speech incomprehension (answers question[s] with slurred, in comprehensive speech)
1- No response
Laura, a 45 year old female presents with recurrent, severe headaches that have been occurring once or twice a month over the last four months. She is taking chemotherapy as a result of stage 3 breast cancer. Her vital signs are: T 98.2, P 88, R 16, and BP 118/76. She noticed the headaches shortly after starting chemotherapy. She describes the Pain as starting behind the right eye, gradually spreads to the right side of the head, and becomes throbbing and pulsating. Determine the type of headache she is experiencing
What is a migraine?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc907CSlsFU
Based off the video, please tell me the 3 grades from the patient(s) on the GCS
1) 15/15
2) 10/15
3) 5/15