A/P M4L1 Assignment 2
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- Sammy was recently in a car crash. While he was impaled in the stomach by a piece of metal constructing his car door, the surgery to remove and repair the damages was deemed successful without any complications. A few weeks after his discharge from the hospital, he returned to the ER and presented sharp pains along his spine and spinal cord. When questioned about his symptoms, Sammy revealed that he was fatigued, and that certain psychological and mood inconsistencies appeared since the surgery. Since women are more likely to develop fibromyalgia, his condition was not diagnosed immediately.
- It was only after the x-ray revealed no abnormalities that Sammy suggested the pain was caused by the tissues and tendons of his musculoskeletal system. After the diagnosis was made, Sammy was instructed that while there are no medications that can cure fibromyalgia, he could reduce the pain and the frequency of said pain by exercising and staying as relaxed as possible. As he was evaluated, it was determined that Sammy’s anxiety disorder and IBS also contributed to the development of fibromyalgia. The doctors also explained how fibromyalgia works, though the boy is young and probably did not understand.
- The nerves found in tissues become irritated or infected as psychological and physical damage occurs, and the ability to tell the difference between a pain signal and a non-pain signal becomes blurred. Before being discharged a second time, the young boy instructed the doctors that he would be skipping a week of school and sports in order to bring his stress levels down, which is what he believes are the main cause of the pain currently.
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