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Pain caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction in the nervous system is:

Nociceptive pain

Neuropathic pain

Mixed pain

Psychogenic pain

Fibromyalgia involves pain processing in which brain region?

Cortical

Subcortical

Cortical and subcortical

There is no evidence to suggest involvement of the brain

Core symptoms of fibromyalgia include:

Tenderness

Fatigue

Sleep disturbance

All of the above

The worldwide prevalence of fibromyalgia is:

< 1%

2% to 5%

5% to 10%

10% to 12%

Which of the following is of key importance when obtaining a comprehensive history for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia?

Stressors

Age

History of allergies

Current medications

American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for fibromyalgia include:

History of chronic widespread pain ≥ 1 month

At least 11 of 18 tender points

Experience pain at least 70% of the time

Absence of metabolic conditions

Treatment for fibromyalgia includes:

Hypnosis

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

Exercise

All of the above

FDA-approved treatments for fibromyalgia include all of the following except:

Duloxetine

Milnacipran

Gabapentin

Pregabalin

The goal of treatment for fibromyalgia is:

Primarily pharmacotherapy

Primarily psychotherapy

Behavior therapy

Multimodal

In patients with moderate-to-severe pain, when is monotherapy with an SNRI not indicated?

In patients with comorbid insomnia

In patients with bipolar disorder

In elderly adults

In patients with hypertension

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What Primary Care Physicians Should Know About Fibromyalgia: Connecting the Dots between Diagnosis and Pain Management