PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Carmen E. Gota
TI  - What you can do for your fibromyalgia patient
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.85gr.18002
DP  - 2018 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 367--376
VI  - 85
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/5/367.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/5/367.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2018 May 01; 85
AB  - Patients with fibromyalgia typically have pain “all over,” tender points, generalized weakness and fatigue, non-restorative sleep, and a plethora of other symptoms. In contrast to inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, laboratory tests and physical examination findings are usually normal. American College of Rheumatology guidelines facilitate diagnosis. Management requires a multifaceted, long-term strategy that emphasizes improving function rather than reducing pain.