Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioner Prescribers 3rd Edition by Teri Moser Woo
Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioner Prescribers 3rd Edition by Teri Moser Woo
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Chapter 35: Headaches
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Paige has a history of chronic migraines and would benefit from preventative medication. Education regarding migraine preventive medication includes:
| A. | Medication is taken at the beginning of the headache to prevent it from getting worse |
| B. | Medication alone is the best preventative against migraines occurring |
| C. | Medication should not be used more than four times a month |
| D. | The goal of treatment is to reduce migraine occurrence by 50% |
____ 2. A first-line drug for abortive therapy in simple migraine is:
| A. | Sumatriptan (Imitrex) |
| B. | Naproxen (Aleve) |
| C. | Butorphanol nasal spray (Stadol NS) |
| D. | Butalbital and acetaminophen (Fioricet) |
____ 3. Vicky, age 56 years, comes to clinic requesting a refill of her Fiorinal (aspirin and butalbital) that she takes for migraines. She has been taking this medication for over 2 years for migraine and states one dose usually works to abort her migraine. What is the best care for her?
| A. | Switch her to sumatriptan (Imitrex) to treat her migraines |
| B. | Assess how often she is using Fiorinal and refill medication |
| C. | Switch her to a beta-blocker such as propranolol to prevent her migraine |
| D. | Request she return to the original prescriber of Fiorinal as you do not prescribe butalbital for migraines |
____ 4. When prescribing ergotamine suppositories (Wigraine) to treat acute migraine, patient education would include:
| A. | Ergotamine will briefly make the migraine worse before the migraine resolves |
| B. | The patient may experience bradycardia and dizziness |
| C. | They may need premedication with an antinausea medication |
| D. | Ergotamine works best if the patient starts off with a full suppository to get the full effect |
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