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13yr old girl has 3wks hx of headache n feeling of light headedness lasts 15-30min,begin in the morning,persist untill afternoon accompanied by nausea,vomitting n photophobia.has hx of asthma.medication to Tx her headache is...
A.Fluphenazine
B.propranolol
C.Lithium
D.Sumatriptan
E.Valptoic acid

  #2

plz explanation atleast in one line..

  #3

D. Sumatriptan a H5T-1D agonist used for acute migraine attacks and cluster headaches

Propronolol (b-blocker) is used for prophylaxis


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  #4

but here we can't give propranolol in prophylaxis as patient is asthmatic.

so what else can we use in prophylaxis??








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