The nurse is educating a patient about his cluster headaches. The nurse includes information that cluster headaches may be accompanied by which signs or symptoms? (Select all that apply.)
a. Reddened conjunctiva
b. Nasal congestion
c. Ptosis
d. Lethargy
e. Sensitivity to touch
A, B, C, E
Manifestations of cluster headaches may include severe unilateral orbital, supraorbital, or tem-poral pain along with one of the following: redness of the conjunctiva of the eye, tearing, nasal congestion, dripping nose, facial swelling, pupil constriction, ptosis (drooping) of the eyelid, and sensitivity to touch. Cluster headaches might cause restlessness (patients often pace), not lethar-gy.
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