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    Headaches, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Headaches, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Headaches, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Headaches, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

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    This book describes Headaches, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

    Headache is a fairly common complaint in any family doctor clinic.

    It is important to ask for nausea, vomiting, stiffness of the neck, fits, stress, lack of sleep, flashes of light in the eyes, and weakness of one side of the body.

    I usually check for any high fever (one of the common causes) and high blood pressure.

    Quotes about Headaches:

    No Brain means No Headache!

    The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it.
    You either have to laugh or cry
    I prefer to laugh
    Crying gives me a headache!

    Headache is a fairly widespread complaint in patients.
    Headache is the most frequent cause of pain, which prompts patients to consult their GP.
    Most people often treat themselves using over-the-counter painkiller drugs and many migraine sufferers normally go undiagnosed.
    When people exceed the advised dosage on a regular basis, the analgesics can in fact be the cause of headaches.

    Children get headaches too.
    Even children get headaches, some of them even before the age of 10.
    Most children who get migraines have at least one close family member who is suffering from migraines too.
    If a child has one parent who suffers from migraines, they have a 50% chance of getting them too and if both are sufferers, this rises to 75%.

    Before puberty, headaches are more frequent in boys.
    Adult women get headaches four times more often than men and these are linked to hormonal fluctuations.
    The severity and frequency of headaches decline with advancing years in both men and women.

    Even philosophers get headaches.
    The philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, had severe debilitating migraines for much of his life – often two or three times a week.

    Doctors today think the chances are high that he had a brain tumor which caused these migraines and that explained his reasonably early death at the age of 56.
    However, it is important to recognize the more serious types of headaches that are actually symptoms of more serious diseases.

    Types of Headaches:
    Knowing the kind of headache the patient have is the first step to being able to treat it correctly, and more importantly, one step closer to relief.
    It is important to figure out what type of headache is causing the pain.
    If the patient knows the headache type, the patient can treat it correctly.

    There are 3 types of Headache:
    1. Primary headache,
    2. Secondary headache, and
    3. Cranial neuralgia, facial pain, and other headaches

    Common Types of Primary Headaches are:
    1. Tension headaches
    2. Migraine headaches
    3. Cluster headaches

    Secondary Headaches are:
    A. Sinus headaches:
    B. Rebound headaches
    C. Referred headaches

    Serious Types of Headaches are:
    1. Meningitis or Encephalitis headaches
    2. Cerebrovascular Accidents (hemorrhagic stroke) headaches
    3. Brain Tumors headaches

    Relationship of Headaches and the body:

    Headaches are mostly harmless
    Fasting can cause headaches
    Hormones can cause migraines
    The pill, headaches and stroke risk
    Tension headaches the most common
    More Men get cluster headaches
    Hangover blues are headaches
    Blood vessels are the main culprits
    A hole in the head is used to drive headache away
    Ice cream headaches are no myth
    Steer clear of these triggers (foodstuff and beverages)
    What the patient eats could be to blame
    Smokers are at higher danger of a rare but scary form of headache (cluster headache)
    Rarer causes are a rare blood vessel disease on the temples called temporal arteritis and other autoimmune diseases of the nervous system

    This book is compiled from my other books on different headaches

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Headaches
    Chapter 2 Tension Headache
    Chapter 3 Migraine Headache
    Chapter

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateDec 16, 2019
    ISBN9780463672464
    Headaches, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Headaches, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Headaches,

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2019 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes Headaches, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      (What You Need to Treat Headaches)

      This e-Book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Headache

      Quotes:

      No Brain means No Headache!

      Headache is a fairly common complaint in any family doctor clinic.

      It is important to ask for nausea, vomiting, stiffness of the neck, fits, stress, lack of sleep, flashes of light in the eyes, and weakness of one side of the body.

      I usually check for any high fever (one of the common causes) and high blood pressure.

      What is Headache?

      Headache is a fairly widespread complaint in patients.

      Headache is the most frequent cause of pain, which prompts patients to consult their doctor.

      Most people often treat themselves using over-the-counter painkiller drugs and many migraine sufferers normally go undiagnosed.

      When people exceed the advised dosage on a regular basis, the analgesics can in fact be the cause of headaches.

      Children get headaches too.

      Even children get headaches, some of them even before the age of 10.

      Most children who get migraines have at least one close family member who is suffering from migraines too.

      If a child has one parent who suffers from migraines, they have a 50% chance of getting them too and if both are sufferers, this rises to 75%.

      Before puberty, headaches are more frequent in boys.

      Adult women get headaches four times more often than men and these are linked to hormonal fluctuations.

      The severity and frequency of headaches decline with advancing years in both men and women.

      Even philosophers get headaches.

      The philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, had severe debilitating migraines for much of his life – often two or three times a week.

      Doctors today think the chances are high that he had a brain tumor which caused these migraines and that explained his reasonably early death at the age of 56.

      However, it is important to recognize the more serious types of headaches that are actually symptoms of more serious diseases.

      Types of Headaches:

      Knowing the kind of headache the patient have is the first step to being able to treat it correctly, and more importantly, one step closer to relief.

      It is important to figure out what type of headache is causing the pain.

      If the patient knows the headache type, the patient can treat it correctly.

      There are 3 types of Headache:

      1. Primary headache,

      2. Secondary headache, and

      3. Cranial neuralgia, facial pain, and other headaches

      What are the common types of Primary Headache?

      Common Types of Primary Headaches are:

      1. Tension headaches

      The most widespread form is headache with 'tight band' especially over the temples.

      Associated contractions of head and neck muscles are due to physical or mental stress.

      Tension headaches, the most frequent type, sense like a constant ache or pressure around the head, especially at the temples or back of the head and neck.

      Not as severe as migraines, they do not usually cause nausea or vomiting, and they rarely halt daily activities.

      The headache may be aggravated by changes in the environment, drugs, or factors unique to the individual.

      Treatment is by simple painkillers, rest and removal of aggravating factors.

      Over-the-counter treatments, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen (Tylenol), are usually sufficient to treat them.

      Doctors believe these may be produced by the contraction of neck and scalp muscles (such as the

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