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NUR 211: Fibromyalgia Exam Questions With Correct Answers Fibromyalgia: Overview - answer- Chronic pain syndrome - Most complex patients to care for - Never pain free (won't be) - Sometimes nurses can judge when treating patients with chronic pain Fibromyalgia affects which gender more - answ...

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NUR 211: Fibromyalgia Exam Questions
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Fibromyalgia: Overview - answer✔- Chronic pain syndrome


- Most complex patients to care for

- Never pain free (won't be)

- Sometimes nurses can judge when treating patients with chronic pain


Fibromyalgia affects which gender more - answer✔Affects women more than men


Nursing consideration regarding judgment of pts pain - answer✔- Pain is subjective not objective


- Just because we as nurses cannot see it doesn't mean it is not there


Pathophysiology - answer✔- Not well known but is related to pain-processing problem in the

brain

- There is a problem with the amplification of pain or with sensory processing in the CNS →

causes pt with FM to present with a lower pain threshold & generates a condition of disuse

hyperalgesia &/or allodynia


Hyperalgesia: Definition - answer✔sensitivity to pain is extreme

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Allodynia: Definition - answer✔may have severe pain that others may not feel


Allodynia: Example - answer✔Ex: If I hit my elbow on desk, I may not have a pain response but

someone with FM may have severe pain


Fibromyalgia: Clinical Manifestations - answer✔- Widespread pain


- Cognitive cloudiness (brain fog)

- HA

- Mood disorders (anxiety & depression)

- Overactive bladder

- Paresthesia

- Sensitivity to heat/cold

- Muscle stiffness

- Fatigue

- Digestive problems

- Sleep disturbances (Insomnia)


why my anxiety & depression occur in these pts? - answer✔always in pain :(


What digestive problems may these pts have - answer✔- Abd. pain

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