The Ill-Conceived Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia
Notalgia, Lyme disease in Texas and still wearing your hospital ID bracelet? You may have been misdiagnosed and instead have fibromyalgia!
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Hydrocodone: Then and Now
Today marks the one year anniversary of hydrocodone becoming a schedule II drug with more restrictive access. Has life been better under these new rules?
A Winning Season*
Winning is everything – in football and in medicine. Rheumatologists have achieved many successes but still struggle to win against a handful of rheumatic foes. This retrospective examines past wins and losses and helps us to look ahead to a new season.
How do you handle questions about sex?
I had just finished going over the prognosis and treatment plan with my newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patient. I asked if she had any questions for me. She did.
The Obfuscation of Fibromyalgia
What is going on in the wide and wacky world of pain and fatigue? What use to be called fibromyalgia is being reclassified as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) or systemic exertion intolerance disease. Although fibromyalgia has many faces, it does not deserve many names.
Focus on Fatigue?
Fatigue is not far behind pain as the complaint that affects the quality of life in numerous rheumatic and autoimmune disorders. But do we need to focus on fatigue in our disease management?