Case Study Analysis
Scenario 2: Patient is a 24-year-old female administrative assistant who comes to the emergency department with a chief complaint of severe right-sided headache. She states that this is the sixth time in the last 2 months she has had this headache. She says the headaches last 2–3 days and have impacted her ability to concentrate at work. She complains of nausea and has vomited three times in the last 3 hours. She states, “the light hurts my eyes.” She rates her pain as a 10/10 at this time. Ibuprofen and acetaminophen ease her symptoms somewhat but do not totally relieve them. No other current complaints.
Scenario
2
:
Patient
is
a
24
-
year
-
old
female
administrative
assistant
who
comes
to
the
emergency
department
with
a
chief
complaint
of
severe
right
-
sided
headache.
She
states
that
this
is
the
sixth
time
in
the
last
2
months
she
has
had
this
headache.
She
says
the
headac
hes
last
2
–
3
days
and
have
impacted
her
ability
to
concentrate
at
work.
She
complains
of
nausea
and
has
vomited
three
times
in
the
last
3
hours.
She
states,
“the
light
hurts
my
eyes.”
She
rates
her
pain
as
a
10/10
at
this
time.
Ibuprofen
and
acetaminophen
ease
her
symptoms
somewhat
but
do
not
totally
relieve
them.
No
other
current
complaints
.