Complex regional pain disorder

PATIENT DIAGNOSIS:  Complex regional pain disorder (reflex sympathetic dystrophy)

To Prepare

• Reflect on the patient’s symptoms and aspects of the disorder presented in the scenario
• Consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with the symptoms of the patient case study.
• You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this patient. Reflect on potential co-morbid physical as well as patient factors that might impact the patient’s diagnosis and treatment.