Free practice question: Fibromyalgia alongside inflammatory arthritis
Question 2 of 25 in the free Starter set. Single best answer, three options, like the real exam.
C2 · Chronic widespread pain syndromes
A 49-year-old woman with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis has had no swollen joints and a normal C-reactive protein for a year on methotrexate. She reports 8 months of widespread pain, fatigue, and unrefreshing sleep. Her Widespread Pain Index is 9 with pain in 4 of 5 body regions, and her Symptom Severity Scale score is 7. Under the 2016 revised criteria, can fibromyalgia be diagnosed?
Review the topic: Fibromyalgia: 2016 criteria and management · Pain taxonomy: nociceptive, neuropathic and nociplastic pain
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