Overlooked physical diagnoses in chronic pain patients involved in litigation, Part 2. The addition of MRI, nerve blocks, 3-D CT, and qualitative flow meter.
Psychosomatics
; 37(6): 509-17, 1996.
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| ID: mdl-8942201
This study followed 120 chronic pain patients referred to a multidisciplinary pain center. The referral diagnosis for many patients, such as "chronic pain," "psychogenic pain," or "lumbar strain," was frequently found to be incomplete or inaccurate (40%) following a multidisciplinary evaluation that used appropriate diagnostic studies, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, nerve blocks, and qualitative flowmeter. Significant abnormalities were discovered in 76% of the diagnostic tests. An organic origin for pain was found in 98% of these patients. The patients were discharged with objective verification of diagnoses including facet disease, nerve entrapment, temporomandibular joint disease, thoracic outlet syndrome, and herniated discs.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dolor
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Errores Diagnósticos
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Jurisprudencia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychosomatics
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido