Pharmocotherapy Principles and Practice - Headache
Contact Hours: 2.0
ACPE No: 014-999-07-047-H04
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity the participant should be able to:
Upon completion of the chapter, the reader will be able to:
1. Differentiate among types of headaches based on symptoms and signs.
2. List underlying causes and precipitating factors of different types of headache disorders.
3. Recommend appropriate nonpharmacologic measures for headache treatment and prevention.
4. Based on patient-specific data, determine when pharmacologic therapy is indicated for headache.
5. Propose individualized pharmacologic treatment regimens for the acute and chronic management of headache syndromes.
6. Construct therapeutic and adverse-effect monitoring plans for patients with headache.
7. Discuss pertinent patient education points for patients with headache disorders.
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- Windows 2000 SE or greater
- Flash Player Plugin 9.0 or later
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or later OR Firefox 2.0 or later
- Sound Card & Speakers
- 800 x 600 Minimum Monitor Resolution (1024 x 768 Recommended)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing PDF's
MAC
- Mac OS 10.2.8
- Flash Player Plugin 9.0 or greater
- Safari 2.0 or above OR Firefox 2.0 or later
- Sound Card & Speakers
- 800 x 600 Minimum Monitor Resolution (1024 x 768 Recommended)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing PDF's'
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