Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Question 1

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome;

Abnormal ? response to a ? event.
o Classically occurs post injury/?.
The key symptoms are ? and ? pain in the area affected, out of ? to the initial injury.
There is also ? and ? along with abnormal ?/? changes.

Answer 1

neuroinflammatory
traumatic
surgery
allodynia
persistent
proportion
stiffness
swelling
nail/hair

Question 2

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

? ? demonstrate increased activity in the affected limb.
Management is specialist, involving the ? team, ? support and ?.
The focus is on ? such syndromes with adequate ? at the time of injury, and early ? post fracture.

Answer 2

bone scans
pain
psych
physio
preventing
analgesia
mobilisation

Question 3

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

When investigating, one must attempt to rule out common causes of ?/
muscle ?, e.g. ? ?, rheumatoid arthritis, ? ?, fibromyalgia, ?, ? tissue diseases etc.

Answer 3

polyarthritis
stiffness
polymyalgia rheumatica
AS
viruses
connective