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Tightness on both sides of the head
Stress-related
A trial of Tylenol or Ibuprofen
Often affect just 1 side of the head, pounding or throbbing
Nausea, vomit, sensitive to light and sound
Recommend to lie down in a cool, dark, quiet room
Male dominant, tearing
1. "the worst headache of your life"
2. Fever with neck stiffness
3. Weakness, numbness, or trouble seeing
duration, severity, quality of the headache, unilateral or bilateral, nausea/vomit, sensitive to light, etc
1. With the room spinning
2. If positional related, the patient could try maneuver supervised by a doctor
3. If associated with ear symptoms, check with an ENT doctor
4. If not able to point precisely to the target, check with a neurologist
1. If associated with low BP, check for black/bloody stool, get adequate hydration and re-check BP
2.
others
1. No vision loss
2. Can be virus, allergy or bacterial
3. Check with family doctor for differential
1. Vision loss, pain, fear of light
2. Check with an eye doctor for treatment ASAP
1. Vision loss, pain, fear of light
2. Check with an eye doctor for treatment ASAP
3. May need to check immune disease
1. Adequate saline/Tap water irrigation
2. Check with an eye doctor for treatment ASAP
1. Lean forward, not back
2. Pinch the patient's nose for 5-10 min, below the bony bridge but not nostrils. Make sure you can still breathe while holding the nose.
3. Cold pack over the bridge of the nose can constrict the blood vessels
4. Don’t blow nose after successfully stop bleeding
1. Affect the hearing
2. Need to check if any perforation
3. Usually needs antibiotic
1. Normal hearing but tender to touch
2. Mild: try ear drop of antibiotic
3. Severe: oral antibiotic
1. A trial of Debrox at home
2. Ear lavage if no improvement
1. Some are self-limited
2. Check with ENT doctor ASAP
Try ibuprofen and make appointment with dentist
Need antibiotics together with ibuprofen
1. Tell the doctor if you have a fever, neck pain and cough
2. Having cough lower to risk to have a strep throat
3. Do a rapid strep test, taking antibiotics if strep positive
4. Adequate hydration and good rest if negative
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