Question

Tara is Tara is a 25-year-old Asian female. Tara is complaining of frequent headaches over the past 3 weeks. Tara is taking birth control pills and smokes one package of cigarettes a day. She complains of severe head pain, light sensitivity, nausea, and vomiting. She has had no relief from over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol or ibuprofen. Using the information from the case study, list a possible 1. diagnosis, 2. risk factors, 3.symptoms, and the 4. etiology.

Answer 1

1. Migrane: It is conditions characterized by head ache, light sensitivity, nausea and vomiting.

Here the patient has taking birth control pills which causes hormonal changes and leads migrane.

Smoking contains nicotine which narrow blood vessels and decreased blood supply to brain which trigger migraine.

2. Risk factors

• Smoking
• Contraceptive pills
• Stress
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Pain
• Some foods and drinks (chocolate, cheese, nut, alcohol, caffeine )

3. symptoms

• head ache worsen by light, sound and smell.
• Vomiting
• Vertigo
• photophobia (light sensitivity )
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Anxiety
• Dizziness
• Lethargy

4.Etiology

• As a result of risk factors neuronal hypersensitivity, cortical spreading depression and release of vasoactive peptide and result in dilation and inflammation causes migrane.