Fibromyalgia: helping your patient while maintaining your sanity.
In caring for the patient with fibromyalgia, the primary care provider benefits from an understanding of fibromyalgia as a distinct entity. Evidence-based diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia can be used in all individuals who present with multiple site pain, fatigue, and poor sleep. Planning therapy for individuals with fibromyalgia often involves using both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment in the primary care setting.
Department of Family Medicine, University of South Alabama, 1504 Springhill Avenue, Suite 3414, Mobile, AL 36604, USA. cmotley@usouthal.edu
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D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012307:Risk Factors; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000700:Analgesics; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors