Summary of Patient Case Study and Treatment Decisions A 43-year-old white male presented with chronic pain, initially attributed to a fall at work seven years prior. Despite extensive diagnostic evaluations, including x-rays, CT scans, and MRIs, the patient was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) by a neurologist. However, his family doctor dismissed this […]
Week 8 NURS 6512: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Discussion: Assessing Musculoskeletal Pain The body is constantly sending signals about its health. These signals can range from subtle cues to more overt symptoms. One of the most easily recognized signals is pain. Musculoskeletal conditions comprise one of the leading causes of severe long-term pain […]
Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology Introduction Regional pain disorder can traumatize patients for years if they do not receive the right treatment. Providers should make a careful analysis and prescribe effective medication to manage the pain. One of the best decisions is to prescribe Savella, which is effective in chronic pain management (Hollander et […]
