Fibromyalgia Is Not A Trash Can Diagnosis

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How would you like to see your career slip away from you as you gradually become less and less able to sleep to rest to feel awake to feel like your memory is failing you to be taking pills every night on call because your legs ache so badly to become upset so easily you don t trust yourself to handle stressful situations at work How would you like to have to stop working because you can t do it anymore This would certainly be a catastrophe But not one of your making So the next time your patient appears at their wit s end please don t assume they are just somehow lacking in coping ability Take them seriously Show them some empathy You will both be better off for it Margaret Macdonald is a family physician She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article Fibromyalgia is not a trash can diagnosis Did you enjoy today s episode Rate and review the show so more audiences can find The Podcast by KevinMD Subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out Click here to earn 1 0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME for this episode Also available in Category 1 CME bundles Powered by CMEfy – a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward AMA PRA Category 1 Credit s Learn more at about cmefy com cme-infoClick here to visit this podcast episode