Question

please select one of the patient populations and discuss the following: screening/diagnosis, the impact on age, treatments, adherence concerns, and potential complications.

Answer 1

The patient population i have selected is Group of 'Migraine Patients'.

*Sreening of migrai

They are mainly focussed on different characteristics of the disease. It has been done by using deveral questionnaires. This is the msin screening tool.

*Diagnosis

There is no actual diagnosis for this disease. It is based on some criteria they are history collection, lasted 4 - 72 hours of atleast 5 epidodes.

*The impact of age

It typically affect age group between 15-55.Most people have first attack in early 40s.Most people had its duration in 15 years in which 10 episodes per month.

*Treatments

Some treatment stategy based on pain management includes pain relivers.

Eg. Aspirin, Dichlophenac

*Adherence concerns

Migraine is most common type of headache. About 25 to 50 percent of the patients have adherence problems.

*Potential complications

The migraine last more than 72 hours, stroke, mental health issues, migralepsy, chronic migraine.