Fibromyalgia Quiz
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Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
Kaito Nakamura, MD (Rheumatology)
Dr. Nakamura is a rheumatologist who has practiced in the Ota Nishinouchi Hospital attached to Ota General Hospital, National Health Insurance Matsudo City Hospital, Chiba University Hospital, and the National Health Insurance Asahi Central Hospital.
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Fewer creative urges nowadays
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What is Fibromyalgia?
A condition causing widespread pain and muscle aches throughout the body that may come and go with certain identified triggers. The cause is not well understood.
Typical Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
Pain across the entire body
Fatigue that is worst in the morning
Decrease in ambition and motivation
Headache
Arm pain
Dizziness
Personal history of lupus / SLE
History of Sjogren's syndrome
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Fibromyalgia
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Do you have body-wide pain?
Do you feel more tired in the morning?
Do you feel less motivated lately?
Do you have headaches or a heavy feeling in your head?
Are your arms painful?
Treatmentof Fibromyalgia
Treatment is multimodal and not curative. It includes a variety of things like medications, therapy, stress reduction techniques and exercise to help alleviate symptoms.
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Fibromyalgia
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Diseases related to Fibromyalgia
References
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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/1860480
Bair MJ, Krebs EE. Fibromyalgia. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Mar 3;172(5):ITC33-ITC48. doi: 10.7326/AITC202003030. PMID: 32120395.
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/AITC202003030
Sarzi-Puttini P, Giorgi V, Marotto D, Atzeni F. Fibromyalgia: an update on clinical characteristics, aetiopathogenesis and treatment. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2020 Nov;16(11):645-660. doi: 10.1038/s41584-020-00506-w. Epub 2020 Oct 6. PMID: 33024295.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41584-020-00506-w
Sumpton JE, Moulin DE. Fibromyalgia. Handb Clin Neurol. 2014;119:513-27. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-7020-4086-3.00033-3. PMID: 24365316.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780702040863000333?via%3Dihub
User testimonials for Fibromyalgia
Reviewed By:
Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
Kaito Nakamura, MD (Rheumatology)
Dr. Nakamura is a rheumatologist who has practiced in the Ota Nishinouchi Hospital attached to Ota General Hospital, National Health Insurance Matsudo City Hospital, Chiba University Hospital, and the National Health Insurance Asahi Central Hospital.
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Fibromyalgia
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