Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a disorder that causes aches and pain throughout the body. Battling with fibromyalgia makes life difficult for my mother because she’s always in pain, have a forgetful memory, and suffers with depression. Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disease that tends to attack its own body…

paper I aimed to show the DEA's stance by explaining how the class cannabidiol. Fiz Jimena et al., “Cannabis Use in Patients with Fibromyalgia: Effect on Symptoms Relief and Health-Related Quality of Life” PLOS ONE 6(4): e18440, 2011 In this article, researchers share the results of their study on a fibromyalgia patients. This study compared the pain levels of fibromyalgia patients using cannabis to non-users. The source is reliable because the study was located in a scientific peer-reviewed…

So far, all is known is that it is caused by sensitive, overactive nerves that emit pain signals to the brain even if a person isn't injured. The slightest brush against someone with fibromyalgia can cause them blinding pain in their muscles and joints. Sometimes, they also get headaches. Since doctors refuse to admit that the disease exists, this makes getting treatment very difficult for patients who have it. Carpal Tunnel…

The claimant testified that she has trouble breathing, anxiety, and depression. She has been taking Clonazepam and Wellbutrin since January of 2018. Her COPD and fibromyalgia has gotten worse. She has problems walking and talking. Her arms go numb. Anxiety, dust, and pollen make it harder for her to breath. She has Bursitis in her hips. She can vacuum but has to do one room at a time. She can stand for five to six minutes and sit for 15 minutes before her hips lock up. The heaviest she…

The patient is a 57 year old female who went to the Urgent Care due to a complaint of shortness of breath, weakness and leg edema. She was seen by the Urgent Care Physician who advised her that she has fluid overload with severe hypertension and a holosystolic murmur. She was then sent to the ER for further observation. Her religious preference is Catholicism. N.E. has no known allergies. Imaging studies of the chest was done and the imaging studies suggested congestive heart failure, and the…

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is also a chronic, progressive inflammatory disease that affects connective tissue throughout the body causing wide spread damage to organs and systems (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013). A defining characteristic of SLE is periods of exacerbations then relief, which can occur suddenly or over time. Common assessment finding of an individual with SLE include a butterfly rash on the face, alopecia, and arthritis of the small joints and knee (Ignatavicius & Workman…

Sarah L. Taylor and several of her colleagues conducted a pilot study to examine these effects on people with Fibromyalgia syndrome. Fibromyalgia syndrome is a chronic disorder distinguished by widespread musculoskeletal pain around the neck, torso, and extremities, referred to as “tender points” (Taylor et al. 15). Nonetheless, Fibromyalgia syndrome does not typically appear in people under the age of eighteen, and if it did this would be a very rare case. According to the…

determination. The evidence in file does not support the severity as assessed by the DDS. CASE DISCUSSION & POLICY ANALYSIS (INCLUDING SPECIFIC REFERENCES) This 45-year-old claimant is filing a DIB claim alleging disability due Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, fibromyalgia, Raynaud's Syndrome, chronic regional pain syndrome, chronic migraines, madelung's deformity, PTSD; panic, anxiety disorder, vertigo, and tendonitis of the left ankle as of 08/26/2014. The evidence in file shows the claimant has a…

Medication Interview with Michelle When receiving a prescription medicine the information pamphlet can be intimidating and trying to remember what your doctor told you about medications can be stressful. In this particular paper I will be interviewing my mom, Michelle, about her medications to treat her Multiple Sclerosis. I will cover what she thinks they are for and how she was told to use them, areas of medication education that were overlooked, and whether or not I believe Michelle has a…

1. An aura is typically a short period of sensory disturbance (e.g. a bright light) which signals that ___________ will soon occur. a. Migraine episode b. Seizure episode c. Hallucination episode d. All of the above e. A and B only 2. ____________ is the human form of mad cow disease which is caused by the consumption of contaminated beef from cattle. a. Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease b. Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease c. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease d. Sporadic…