Medical Training AIHeadache Diagnosis and Management
You'll be able to classify common and secondary headache disorders, spot red flags that warrant imaging or urgent referral, and select evidence-based acute and preventive treatment.
What this track covers
This track covers the diagnostic approach to headache using ICHD-3 criteria, distinguishing primary disorders like migraine, tension-type, and cluster headache from secondary causes that need urgent workup. It also covers acute and preventive treatment selection, including when medication overuse becomes a driver of chronic symptoms.
What you will practice
- Differentiate migraine, tension-type, and cluster headache using history alone
- Recognize red flags (thunderclap onset, neuro deficits, fever, age of onset) that change the workup
- Decide when imaging or urgent referral is indicated versus outpatient management
- Choose an acute treatment strategy based on attack severity and patient history
- Identify medication overuse patterns and outline a de-escalation approach
Simulator scenario
A patient presents with a new, severe headache and subtle exam findings, and the clinician must decide in real time whether this is a primary headache disorder or a secondary cause requiring emergent workup.
Board question topics
- ICHD-3 classification of primary headache disorders
- Recognizing secondary headache red flags
- Stratified approach to acute migraine treatment
- Preventive therapy selection and medication overuse patterns
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