Complaint: “My migraine headaches will not go away.” History A…

Question Answered step-by-step Complaint: “My migraine headaches will not go away.” History A… Complaint:”My migraine headaches will not go away.”HistoryA 32-year-old female presents to the clinic with recurrent migraine. She reports that she has amoderate to severe migraine once a week, on average. She uses SC Imitrex (sumatriptan), andmost of the time the headache resolves with one dose. She was told to return for a checkup if she had to use the Imitrex more than two or three times a month. Susan is married and has four children. She experienced her first migraine at age 18 and has no other health problems. She was started on Imitrex and has had good results. She is otherwise healthy. She reports a two to four cup a day intake of coffee; usually, one of those “cups” is a double latte. She occasionally uses Excedrin Migraine for relief of mild headache—she thinks only once or twice a week. She has never been hospitalized overnight for her migraines but has gone to the emergency room for “pain medicine” before she was started on Imitrex.AssessmentSusan is afebrile, vital signs are all within normal limits (WNL), and her weight is 135 pounds(body mass index [BMI] is 24), which is stable. The physical examination is completely WNL.Her neurological examination is unremarkable.question….. What would be the plan when the patient returns with her headache diary?  Health Science Science Nursing NUR 552 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)