tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024948.post4728083042136353445..comments2023-10-15T04:33:29.391-04:00Comments on Bostonian in NY: Learning something new...Bostonian in NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16806067349785623843noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024948.post-47853491393131426982008-05-23T15:55:00.000-04:002008-05-23T15:55:00.000-04:00Looks like those hours forced memorization on your...Looks like those hours forced memorization on your Pain rotation stuck! Thanks againBostonian in NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806067349785623843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024948.post-89863604003961685002008-05-23T01:58:00.000-04:002008-05-23T01:58:00.000-04:00Yeah, actually, now that I think about it (since I...Yeah, actually, now that I think about it (since I did that Pain Medicine class) I think technically they are called "tender points." Basically, to dx fibromyalgia they have widespread pain in the 4 quadrants of the body and you palpate 18 different points on the body and if 11 are tender they get the diagnosis. <BR/><BR/>"Trigger points" technically goes with another pain syndrome called the The Lone Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718579151410824297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024948.post-70651840792932463102008-05-21T17:40:00.000-04:002008-05-21T17:40:00.000-04:00I never covered fibromyalgia in any of my classes ...I never covered fibromyalgia in any of my classes since it straddles the line somewhere between psych, neuro, and rheumatology and is so controversial that none of the departments want to touch it with a 10-foot pole. It's one of those oh-so-fun wastebasket diagnoses without a firm pathological definition that's not completely psychological and not completely neurological enough for anyone to Bostonian in NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806067349785623843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024948.post-83161001462532691002008-05-21T17:16:00.000-04:002008-05-21T17:16:00.000-04:00Any time you see __ out of ___ trigger points, the...Any time you see __ out of ___ trigger points, the answer is almost always fibromyalgia. I think I had a couple of those questions on Step 2.The Lone Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718579151410824297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024948.post-35068603959883628622008-05-20T21:19:00.000-04:002008-05-20T21:19:00.000-04:00Fairies and fibromyalgia: great in theory, but ala...Fairies and fibromyalgia: great in theory, but alas, make-believe all the same.MonkeyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735317323208263354noreply@blogger.com