The goal of this course is to educate nurses about the various symptoms, presentations and treatment of migraine headache and to differentiate between migraine, tension-type headache and sinus headache.
Course Publication Date:
March 15, 2018
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Denise L. Gray RN, MAS, BSN, CCM |
| Course No: | MH030118 |
| Contact Hours: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Emergency & Trauma Medicine
Medical & Surgical Issues
Pain Management
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Learning Objectives
- Discuss the classic presentation of migraine headache with and without aura.
- Recognize symptoms of migraine that may be misdiagnosed as sinus or tension headache.
- Understand the barriers to proper diagnosis of headache disorders.
- Name three types of medication used in the treatment of migraine headaches.