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Chronic Pain: Simple Strategies for Hands-On Evaluation and Effective Management
CME/CE Careful patient examination can yield an accurate diagnosis of pain, and assiduous monitoring can produce better treatment outcomes.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, March 2012
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Pain Management in the Rheumatology Setting: Multimodal Therapies for Improved Patient Function
CME Review issues in the recognition and assessment of pain related to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other pain syndromes
March 2012
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Chronic Pain: Translating Population-Based Clinical Studies Into Patient-Specific Treatment Strategies
CME Learn how to optimally address the biopsychosocial and functional needs of patients with chronic pain.
February 2012
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A 28-Year-Old With a Fever of Unknown Origin
CME A 28-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of unexplained fever. She also suffers from asthma and unresponsive chronic bronchitis as well as severe, limiting back pain. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, January 2012
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Developing a Treatment Plan for the Patient With Chronic Pain
CME/CE An excerpt from the American Pain Society's seminar, "Managing the Patient in Pain" on May 21, 2011
Medscape Education Neurology & Neurosurgery, January 2012
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Rationale for Treatment: Focus on Chronic Low Back Pain
CME Dr. James Rathmell reviews chronic back pain as an example of chronic noncancer pain, and discusses pathophysiology and example cases.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, January 2012
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Chronic Low Back Pain and Drug-Seeking Behavior: Community CME
CME A 47-year-old patient takes narcotics for chronic low back pain. Read comments from colleagues and hear from an expert regarding evidence-based approach for her management and patients like her.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, December 2011
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Cancer-Related Bone Disease: Path of the Patient
CME Improve clinical awareness of the risk of skeletal-related events in patients with prostate and breast cancer and evaluate new therapeutic approaches to manage bone complications
December 2011
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Back Pain and New-Onset Weakness in a 61-Year-Old Woman
CME A 61-year-old woman presents with back pain, left-sided weakness, and an unsteady gait following treatment for a UTI. Laboratory exams reveal several significant findings. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, December 2011
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A 44-Year-Old Man With Back Pain and Progressive Weakness
CME A 44-year-old man is evaluated for a 6-month history of progressive bilateral lower extremity numbness and weakness and a 4-year history of back pain. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, December 2011
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Improving Diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Spondyloarthritis in General
CME Are physicians diagnosing ankylosing spondylitis too late? The current review says yes and provides tools for clinicians to identify this common condition more expediently.
International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, December 2011
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Pain Management: Appraising and Advancing Contemporary Strategies in Primary Care
CME Better understand the natural history and consequences of chronic pain and gain clinical insight into pain control and improving function in patients with this complex neurobiological condition
November 2011
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A Pharmacist’s Roadmap to Pain Management: New Directions to Improved Patient Care
CE What is the role that the pharmacist should be playing in diagnosing and managing a patient’s pain?
November 2011
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Pain Assessment Case Histories
CME Two case histories of typical chronic pain syndromes illustrate how to assess pain by taking a comprehensive history and physical and using validated tools.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, November 2011
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A 42-Year-Old Woman With Weakness, Chronic Backache, and Bruising
CME A 42-year-old woman presents with bleeding gums and reports progressive weakness and occasional unexplained bruising. She also has a 1-year history of backache. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, September 2011
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New Insights into Pain Mechanisms and Rationale for Treatment
CME Can you recognize a patient's type of pain? A mechanism-based approach to assessing pain may facilitate appropriate treatment selection.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, September 2011
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Lower Back Pain and Stiffness in a Diabetic Man
A 53-year-old man with diabetes and hypertension presents with a 6-month history of worsening backache and stiffness. His posture is stooped, with a loss of lumbar curvature. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, March 2011
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Low Back Pain: Evaluation, Management, and Prognosis
Review an in-depth and comprehensive discussion of the epidemiology, disparate etiologies, and clinical assessment of both acute and chronic low back pain.
September 2010
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Management of Chronic Pain in the Setting of Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidities
Do you practice effective multimodal pain management? Test your knowledge on managing chronic pain in the presence of medical and psychiatric comorbidities.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, May 2010
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A 26-Year-Old Man With Altered Mental Status
Paramedics bring a 26-year-old man to the ED with acute-onset altered mental status. He has a history of back pain. An open, unlabeled pillbox was found. An ECG is ordered. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, November 2009
