RHEUMATOLOGY 101

Course overview

*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.