The nurse observes for manifestations of typical migraine headaches, which include
a. aura, visual disturbances, and nausea.
b. bilateral pain, abrupt onset, and tinnitus.
c. diarrhea, nasal congestion, and eye redness.
d. scalp tenderness, sensation of pressure, and nighttime onset.
A
The client may feel transient neurologic disturbances, including visual phenomena (flashes of light, bright spots, distorted vision, diplopia, transitory impaired vision), vertigo, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, paresthesias (numbness or tingling of lips, face, or extremities), or transient hemiparesis. It gradually increases in severity. The pain is usually unilateral.
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