[Verified Answer]: You are a registered nurse working in an…

You are a registered nurse working in an emergency room. Maureen, a 49-year-old female, presents with the chief complaint of severe headaches. The headaches begin mid‐morning and grow progressively worse throughout the day. She admits to occasional nausea and vomiting. Advil has been minimally successful in treating the headaches. Her history includes: two months ago she noted one black, tarry stool; HTN treated with Lisinopril, she is on low-dose oral contraceptive for her pre-menopausal symptoms, and she is frequently asked to work double shifts. Her headaches are pulsatile, and usually unilateral. All of the patient’s laboratory findings are within normal limits. VS: 126/74, 118, 20, 98.8. 1. What type of headaches do you think she is having? Why, include patho? (2pt) 2. The attending physician orders sumatriptan (Imitrex) 6 mg subcutaneously now and gives her a prescription of the SC sumatriptan. How will this drug help? Is this drug safe? (2pt) 3. Maureen wants to know what other measures can be done to avoid headaches. What is your response? (1pt) 4. Maureen calls to ask about combining other medications with the sumatriptan. She says that her physician has prescribed Prozac for her stress. What do you tell her? (1pt)