Questions & Answers

1. Myofascial pain syndrome has approximately a ____ : 1 female:male ratio.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 10

2. Fibromyalgia syndrome has approximately a ____ : 1 female:male ratio.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 10

3. The mechanism of myofascial pain syndrome is:
A) limitation of endorphins
B) mechanical trauma
C) electrical spinal reflexes
D) psychological overlay of basic personality

K questions: A/1: A, B, C correct, B/2: A, C correct, C/3: B, D correct, D/4: D only correct.

4. Myofascial pain syndrome commonly masquerades as:
A) visceral pain
B) headache
C) facial pain
D) dysparunia

5. This disease has as part of its diagnostic criteria, a specified number of "tender areas." The patients commonly loose much of their REM sleep. Routinely the patients are depressed and chronically fatigued.
A) complex regional pain syndrome
B) rheumatoid arthritis
C) myofascial pain syndrome
D) fibromyalgia

ANSWERS: 1:A, 2: C, 3:B, 4:A, 5:D

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