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Nice @FrontPediatrics paper providing guidance for docs and #pwME in the diagnosis and management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome #MECFS
#MedEd #MedTwitter #chronicillness #chronicpain #SickNotTired
frontiersin.org/article/10.338…
Nice @FrontPediatrics paper providing guidance for docs and #pwME in the diagnosis and management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome #MECFS
#MedEd #MedTwitter #chronicillness #chronicpain #SickNotTired
frontiersin.org/article/10.338…
2. #MECFS is commonly misdiagnosed as a #somatic disorder
#pwME "..have been humiliated or dismissed by other providers, so [doctors] will need to be.. nonjudgmental.. & acknowledge that #MECFS is not a #psychological condition but a real illness"
frontiersin.org/article/10.338…
#pwME "..have been humiliated or dismissed by other providers, so [doctors] will need to be.. nonjudgmental.. & acknowledge that #MECFS is not a #psychological condition but a real illness"
frontiersin.org/article/10.338…
3. #MECFS symptoms can be diverse, complex, fluctuate and overlap with many other conditions making the diagnosis difficult
This @FrontPediatrics paper lists 33 (!) co-morbidities commonly associated with #MECFS
#MedEd #MedTwitter #pwME #SickNotTired
frontiersin.org/article/10.338…
This @FrontPediatrics paper lists 33 (!) co-morbidities commonly associated with #MECFS
#MedEd #MedTwitter #pwME #SickNotTired
frontiersin.org/article/10.338…
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Remarkable @bmj_latest @BMJCaseReports report documenting the extreme lengths a bedbound patient went through to get a diagnosis of #POTS, #MCAS, #SIBO and #tachycardia
read her story here
#MedEd #MedTwitter @MayoClinic
casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/b…
Remarkable @bmj_latest @BMJCaseReports report documenting the extreme lengths a bedbound patient went through to get a diagnosis of #POTS, #MCAS, #SIBO and #tachycardia
read her story here
#MedEd #MedTwitter @MayoClinic
casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/b…
2. After suffering for 16 years, seeing 19 docs with repeated misdiagnosis:
Her cardiologist couldnt diagnose #POTS
Her gastroenterologist couldnt diagnose #SIBO
Her immunologist couldnt diagnose #MCAS
Her neurologist referred her to a #psychiatrist!
casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/b…
Her cardiologist couldnt diagnose #POTS
Her gastroenterologist couldnt diagnose #SIBO
Her immunologist couldnt diagnose #MCAS
Her neurologist referred her to a #psychiatrist!
casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/b…
3. Patient: the "neurologist was out of ideas and suggested I get a psych evaluation, which I declined"
the patient <referred herself> to @MayoClinic
#SickNotWeak #chronicillness #chronicpain #MedEd #medtwitter
casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/b…
the patient <referred herself> to @MayoClinic
#SickNotWeak #chronicillness #chronicpain #MedEd #medtwitter
casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/b…
