The nurse should expect a child who has frequent tension-type headaches to describe his headache pain with which statement?
a. "There is a rubber band squeezing my head.".
b. "It's a throbbing pain over my left eye.".
c. "My headaches are worse in the morning and get better later in the day.".
d. "I have a stomachache and a headache at the same time.".
A
The child who has tension-type headaches may describe the pain as a band-like tightness or pressure, tight neck muscles, or soreness in the scalp. A common symptom of migraines is throbbing headache pain, typically on one side of the eye. A headache that is worse in the morning and improves throughout the course of the day is typical of increased intracranial pressure. Abdominal pain may accompany headache pain in migraines.
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