.: Medication Overuse Top Related Articles
1). Chronic Daily Headache: Same Old, Same Old
“Chronic daily headache” (CDH) refers to the unhappy situation in which headaches are present at least fifteen days per month. Headaches can even occur every day or almost every day. CDH is more of a category than a final diagnosis, and different, recognizable patterns of headache are included in this category. It is important to distinguish among the different patterns because, once recognized, they can indicate the underlying cause and dictate appropriate treatment.
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2). Using Probability in Medical Diagnosis: A Headache Example
Experienced clinicians begin the process of making a diagnosis upon first laying eyes on a patient, and probability is one of the main tools they use in this process. A glimpse "behind the scenes" from the point of view of a diagnosing physician might help to explain an otherwise mysterious process.
The diagnostic process can begin even before laying eyes on the patient.
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3). Medication Overuse Headaches: The Vicious Cycle of Analgesic Rebound
Victims of frequent headaches often take painkillers frequently. And when their headaches occur even more often, they respond by taking painkillers more often, too. After a while, they might notice (though often don't) that they're taking painkillers almost every day. In short, they're taking medicine more and more frequently and yet experiencing more and more days of headaches.
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