Meeting
Abstract Number: 243
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Migraine headache (MHA) is a common pediatric illness with up to 75% of children experiencing an episode by the age of 15. Up to 58% of adult MHA patients have a psychiatric comorbidity (PC), but the percentage of children with MHA and PC is unknown. At Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH), migraine is one of […]
Abstract Number: 244
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Migraine headache (MHA) is a common pediatric disorder, which frequently leads to hospital admission. Inpatient MHA treatment involves various medications, including a combination of fluids, antiemetics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids, and anti-convulsants. Severe or recalcitrant headache may require more aggressive therapies, including dihydroergotamine (DHE). Opiates are not recommended in the treatment of MHA; however […]
Abstract Number: 777
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 67-year-old woman presented with acute substernal chest pain that came on suddenly 10 minutes after she had taken frovatriptan for a migraine. The pain radiated down both arms. Her medications were Frovatriptan and pravastatin. She has taken frovatriptan more than a dozen times with no issues. Family history was positive for coronary […]