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A 34-year-old female presents with fever, general malaise, fatigue, arthralgias and rash for the last 2 weeks. On physical examination, you note facial erythema across the nose and cheeks.
 
  Serum diagnostic tests reveal positive antinuclear antibodies, anti-DNA antibodies, elevated C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. The clinician should include the following disorder in the list of potential problems:
  A. Fibromyalgia
  B. Sarcoidosis
  C. Systemic lupus erythematosus
  D. Rheumatoid arthritis

Question 2

A 33-year-old female reports general malaise, fatigue, stiffness, and pain in multiple joints of the body. There is no history of systemic disease and no history of trauma.
 
  On physical examination, the patient has no swelling or decreased range of motion in any of the joints. She indicates specific points on the neck and shoulders that are particularly affected. She complains of tenderness upon palpation of the neck, both shoulders, hips, and medial regions of the knees. The clinician should include the following disorder in the list of potential diagnoses:
  A. Osteoarthritis
  B. Rheumatoid arthritis
  C. Fibromyalgia
  D. Polymyalgia rheumatica



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
SLE has many potential symptoms. The classic findings include a malar rash. Patients often have arthralgias, myalgias, fever, fatigue, Raynaud's syndrome, and neuropathy. SLE effects depend on the organs involved and diagnosis can be difficult. A positive ANA occurs at some point in the condition in the majority of patients but is neither consistent nor specific for SLE. Positive anti-DNA and lupus erythematosus prep are also common to SLE.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
In fibromyalgia, the most common symptoms are generalized pain, stiffness, and decreased ROM, with multiple-point tenderness. The diagnostic criteria currently rest on a patient reporting point tenderness in at least 11 of 18 specified sites (Fig. 14.1) in addition to the presence of widespread pain for at least 3 months. The most common tender sites are in the neck, shoulders, spine, and hips. Other common symptoms include morning stiffness, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, brain fog, and irritable bowel syndrome.



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