Optional resources
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BMJ Best Practice podcast: Fibromyalgia
August 26, 2020
Estimated time: 20 min.
Also available at Apple Podcasts.
In the podcast, Professor Daniel Clauw provides a clinical overview of fibromyalgia, highlighting that patients generally present with chronic, widespread pain accompanied by symptoms like fatigue, sleep disturbances, mood issues, and cognitive difficulties. Physical exams are often unremarkable, though diffuse tenderness may be present. The podcast underlines that while the presentation can seem nonspecific, the constellation of symptoms—and the absence of overt inflammation or structural abnormalities—points toward a diagnosis grounded in altered pain processing and central sensitization. -
American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Rheum2Learn 2.0: Fibromyalgia
Estimated time: 10–15 min. (3rd case only)
Rheum2Learn 2.0 is a free, case-based online program from the ACR that uses interactive patient cases to build core skills in recognizing and managing rheumatic diseases. Flexible and self-paced, it’s designed for students, residents, and general internists.
In this activity, explore diverse patient presentations with widespread or regional musculoskeletal pain. Participants will learn to differentiate clinical patterns and approaches to diagnosis and treatment for fibromyalgia.