| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 328 pages) : illustrations |
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What nurses know |
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What nurses know--
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| Contents |
Cover; Halftitle1; Halftitle2; Title; Copyright; About the Author; Series; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Acknowledgments; 1 Headache Basics-Living With Problem Headaches; 2 Understanding Risk Factors and Headache Triggers; 3 A Headache Prevention Diet; 4 Finding Help for Your Headaches; 5 A Review of Alternative and Complementary Therapies; 6 Tension-Type Headache; 7 Migraine Headache Disorders; 8 Primary Headaches in Children; 9 Headaches in Women Through the Lifespan; 10 Chronic Daily Headaches |
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11 Primary Stabbing Headache (Idiopathic Stabbing Headache, Ice-Pick Headache)12 Cluster and Related Headaches; 13 Dangerous and Life-Threatening Headaches; 14 Headaches Related to Head Injury; 15 Inflammatory and Noninfectious Diseases and Headaches; 16 Headaches and Infectious Diseases; 17 The Future of Headache Care; 18 Coping Measures and Support Strategies; Glossary; Resources; Bibliography; Appendix; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Headaches are one of the most common medical complaints. Nearly everyone gets a one at some point in their lives and over 45 million Americans suffer with chronic headaches each year. Headache disorders are a major contributing factor to disability and lost-work time world-wide. Altogether, diagnosis and treatment of headaches make up 20% of all visits to neurologists. What Nurses Know...Headaches is written by a nurse who has experienced having headaches all of her life. There are risk factors that are not changeable like genetics, for example. But others, such as stress, diet, or the overuse |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Headache -- Popular works
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Headache
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Nervous System (incl. Brain)
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MEDICAL -- Neurology.
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Headache
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781935281320 |
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1935281321 |
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1936303299 |
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9781936303298 |
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