Integrative and OTC treatment of headache
Headache is one of the most common complaints in outpatient practice. There are 10 things that clinicians need to know to help treat their patients with headache.
Headache
Possible traumatic brain injury in a veteran
A nurse practitioner asks about a 21-year-old man who reports that his family is telling him that he is forgetful.
Headache counseling needed
Patients with headaches should be counseled about making lifestyle changes before being referred to specialists.
Electrical nerve stimulation brings headache relief
Approximately 23% of adults and 5% to 10% of children complain of treatment-resistant chronic recurring headaches.
Co-vaccination OK after all
Administering the herpes zoster and pneumococcal vaccines to patients during the same visit does not appear to compromise the effectiveness of the zoster vaccine.
No link between ADHD meds, increased CV events
Incidence of severe cardiovascular events and death similar among children and teens that use ADHD medications and those who do not, study finds.
Unwillingness to change contraception
What can be done for a young patient who chooses oral contraception yet suffers severe headaches while on the Pill?
Breach in protocol ends in suit
Physicians fail to follow the clinic’s rules, which appear unrealistic in retrospect, regarding PA supervision.
Daily headaches and intermittent vision loss relieved only by sleep
A college student with a history of Bell’s palsy and Henoch-Schönlein is concerned about new-onset headaches.
Rising temperatures may trigger headaches
Warmer weather may mean more complaints of headaches from patients.
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