Rheumatology

Fibromyalgia

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What is your approach to differentiating tender spots (as in fibromyalgia) and enthesitis (as in axSpA)?

Do you offer LDRT for psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or polymyalgia rheumatica or fibromyalgia?

What do you recommend to patients when they are having an acute flare of fibromyalgia symptoms?

Is there any clinical benefit in referring patients with SLE or Sjogren's with cognitive impairment for neuropsychological testing?

How do you differentiate symptoms related to centralized pain syndrome from possible cognitive dysfunction?

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How do you approach the work up for patients with fibromyalgia and hypermobility?

When do you refer to genetics? Does your approach change if they have an additional finding such as mitral valve prolapse or a prolapsed bladder/uteru...

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Would you consider the use of low-dose naltrexone in patients with fibromyalgia and/or type 2 lupus symptoms?

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Do you treat fibromyalgia in your practice or do you refer back to PCP after ruling out autoimmune inflammatory pathology?

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What is your approach to long-Covid/post-Covid syndrome in your practice?

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What is the typical work-up completed to rule out other conditions prior to making a diagnosis of fibromyalgia (other than history and physical exam)?

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How do you counsel patients who ask you about trying oral or topical formulations of medical marijuana for pain related to arthritis or fibromyalgia?

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Papers discussed in this category

The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society, 2019-06

AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia.

Arthritis care & research, 2019-03

Diagnosing Fibromyalgia as a Disease, an Illness, a State, or a Trait?

J. Rheumatol.,

Do Rheumatologists Need More Clues to Diagnose Fibromyalgia?

Pain, 2020 May 18

Cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicine for pain management: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

J. Rheumatol., 2019 Jan 15

Position Statement: A Pragmatic Approach for Medical Cannabis and Patients with Rheumatic Diseases.

Trends Mol Med, 2021 Jun 07

Insights from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome may help unravel the pathogenesis of postacute COVID-19 syndrome.

Trials, 2021 Nov 15

Low-dose naltrexone for the treatment of fibromyalgia: protocol for a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Arthritis and rheumatism, 2010-05

Assessment of cognitive function in systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis by computerized neuropsychological tests.

Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 2020 Jul 06

Cognitive impairment in patients with Neuro-Sjögren.

Lupus, 2023 Apr 10

In-person versus virtual administration of the American College of Rheumatology gold standard cognitive battery in systemic lupus erythematosus: Are they interchangeable?

Lupus Sci Med, 2022 Jan

To treat or not to treat with immunosuppressive therapy: psychiatric disorders in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

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