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=====<span id="WPI">Widespread pain index===== There are 19 areas in the widespread pain index (WPI) in the newer ACR criteria.<ref name="masscfids" /><ref name="ACR2010" /> [[File:Widespread Pain Index Areas with numbers.svg|200px|thumb|right|'''WPI''' 19 areas of pain. Count 1 point for each area of pain present at least once a week.<ref name="Firdous2012" /><ref name="ACR2010" /><ref name="excerpt" /><br> Image source: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Widespread_Pain_Index_Areas_with_numbers.svg#/media/File:Widespread_Pain_Index_Areas_with_numbers.svg Wikimedia Commons] by author Jmarchn. License: CC-by-sa-3.0.]] This '''Widespread Pain Index (WPI)''' is scored out of 19, and is one of the two required scores needed for a doctor to make a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, and is considered in combination with the SS score.<ref name="Firdous2012" /><ref name="ACR2010" />
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