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Venous pain across rights side of head, laterally for approximately four inches. non-throbbing, non palpable, constant for several hours now. vein feels about two inches above temple and across ans above right ear laterally. generalised sensation of head

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Venous pain r head: May be ear ache, can be rarely aneurysm, migraine, ( asocaited with light sensitivity , nausea? HTN? may be vascular Consider testing sed rate as it may be temporal arteritis, for which ultimately a biopsy is done. Would go to ER as at 44 the study the would do first CT or mRI can't be done in a clinic . Go to ER today

Dr Rivera-Godreau agreed

Answered 3/12/2018

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A member asked:

Venous pain across rights side of head, laterally for approximately four inches. non-throbbing, non palpable, constant for several hours now. vein feels about two inches above temple and across ans above right ear laterally. generalised sensation of head

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Dr Rivera-Godreau agreed

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