The Master Surgeon | Free Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

QUESTION NO

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A 50 years old male presents to his GP complaining of recurrent headaches. He reports that over the last 2 months he has woken up from his sleep with excruciating pain around his right eye on several occasions. When this occurs, he noticed his eye becoming swollen and he had a runny nose. There are no relieving factors and usually each episode lasts about 1 hour. He has a past medical history of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and takes Gaviscon when needed. He is a smoker and drinks about 5 pints of beer during the weekends. His GP arranged for a CT head scan which was reported as being unremarkable. Which ONE of the following can be used to relieve symptoms during an attack?

Please select one of the following:

Verapamil
Paracetamol
Oxygen
Pizotifen
Morphine

Question By Dr Ley Taing Chan MBBS, BA.