The nurse is assessing a client with a cluster headache. Which clinical manifestation does the nurse expect to find?
a. Ipsilateral tearing of the eye
b. Exophthalmos
c. Abrupt loss of consciousness
d. Neck and shoulder tenderness
A
Cluster headache is usually accompanied by ipsilateral tearing, rhinorrhea or nasal congestion, ptosis, eyelid edema, facial sweating, and miosis. The other manifestations are not associated with cluster headaches.
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