The physician,after hearing the patient's complaints of widespread pain and stiffness,fatigue,and inability to get a good night's sleep,suspected that the pain involved the fibrous tissues and muscles and that the patient had

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The symptoms of widespread pain and stiffness, fatigue, and sleep disturbances are all characteristic of fibromyalgia, a condition that involves chronic pain in the fibrous tissues and muscles. Choice B, osteomalacia, involves a softening of the bones due to a Vitamin D deficiency. Choice C, cranioschisis, is a rare birth defect in which the skull does not close completely. Choice D, tenosynovitis, is an inflammation of the lining of the tendon sheaths in the wrist.

The Physician,after Hearing the Patient's Complaints of Widespread Pain and Stiffness,fatigue,and