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NR-603 Advanced Clinical Diagnosis & Practice Across the Lifespan Practicum Week 1 Quiz Study Guide NR-603 Advanced Clinical Diagnosis & Practice Across the Lifespan Practicum Week 1 Quiz Stud... y Guide • Migraine: Assessment • It is important that the patient characterize the headache by describing the duration, quality, and location of the pain. • A medication profile is essential and should include medications that have been tried in the past for headache control. If OTC medications are taken, the number used per month should be identified • A targeted physical examination is important in ruling out harmful secondary headache pathologies and confirms any information given in the history. • The examination findings in primary headache disorders are usually within normal limits. • Key aspects of the physical examination include a cardiopulmonary and complete neurologic assessment with a major focus on the following: · • Funduscopic and pupillary assessment · • Auscultation of the carotid and vertebral arteries · • Mental status examination · • Palpation of the head, neck, and temporal arteries · • Evaluation for any neck stiffness, focal weakness, sensory loss and gait · • Vital signs [Show More]

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