Question

7. A patient reports a pattern of periodic severe headaches and is diagnosed with migraine. He is given a prescription for a medication that will help. His nurse shows understanding of the pathology of a migraine when she instructs the patient to

Answer 1

c. take the medication at the first sign of the migraine. wait to take the medication until the migraine's postdrome. take the medication at the peak of the migraine. avoid taking the medication during the migraine's prodrome. CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) testing on a patient with fever and neck stiffness shows a high protein level. This is most likely due to a. leakage of protein into the CSF from traumatic injury. b. edema from an embolic stroke. the presence of bacteria in the CSF. the presence of amyloid in the CSF.