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Rheumatology 101 : Fibromyalgia: Facts, Diagnosis and Treatment

Credit Hours(s)2.0

InstructorsVirginia Norris-Schafer, DC, MD

Price$40.00 USD

Format(s)Downloadable Course in PDF, Text

Educational Objectives

Define Fibromyalgia according to the ACR criteria
Discuss the history and epidemiology of Fibromyalgia
Assess the differential diagnoses, triggers and possible causes of Fibromyalgia and discuss how they can help in the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia
Identify several triggers for the exacerbation of Fibromyalgia
List the symptoms of depression, grief and adjustment disorder that can be clues for the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia
Recall the symptoms of dysfunctional sleep, chronic pain and fatigue that help to diagnose Fibromyalgia
Compare some of the triggers that may make pain worse in the Fibromyalgia patient and factors that may decrease pain in the Fibromyalgia patient

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