QuestionSBA
QuestionChoice
This is used as a prophylaxis for cluster headaches.
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c
Verapamil
QuestionChoice
This is not shown to be effective in cluster headaches.
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b
Paracetamol
QuestionChoice
Given the most likely diagnosis of cluster headaches, 100% oxygen and sumatriptan are used to acutely treat them.
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a
100% Oxygen
QuestionChoice
This is used as a prophylaxis for cluster headaches.
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e
Prednisolone
QuestionChoice
This is not shown to be effective in cluster headaches.
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d
Ibuprofen
Concept
Chapter
2693
4110
Cluster headaches
Topic
177
Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine
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A 27 year old male presents to his GP with a 1 month history of sharp right-sided headaches. On taking a history, he reports the pain to be a 10/10, coming on suddenly at night and lasting about 30 minutes. He also mentions that his right eye waters when he has the headache.

He is known to smoke 10 cigarettes a day. Given the most likely type of headache, what is a definitive treatment when he has an acute attack?
a