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Class 4 Flashcards

1
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Contracture

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Limited ROM from shortened tissues

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Ischemic Necrosis occurs when

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Occurs after 3-6 hours

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3
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Muscular dystrophy

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Genetic disease progressive weakness.
Lack of dystrophin

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4
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Duchennes MD

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Male specific genetic disease.
Lack of dystrophin

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5
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Dystrophin

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Protein that helps muscles maintain shape

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6
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Beckers MD

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Dystrophin issue, noticeable later in life

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7
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MD diagnostics

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Test creatine kinase levels

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8
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MD treatment

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Reduce symptoms, no cure

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Myotonic Dystrophy

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Slow relaxation of muscles

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10
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Myotonic dystrophy symptoms

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GI issues,
apparent in distal limbs

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Inflammatory myothopies

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muscle inflammation/weakness. Unknown cause

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12
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Inflammatory myothapies diagnosis

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Diagnosis by exclusion - rule out other issues

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13
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Inflammatory myothapies treatment

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increase strength, ROM, steroids

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14
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Polymyositis is more common in? What does it effect?

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More common in women. Affects girdle muscles

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Dermamyositis

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Affects girdles/ distinctive pathognomonic rash

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Inclusion body myositis

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M/c in men, muscle weakness, inclusion bodies in muscles

17
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Inclusion bodies

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Protein deposits (common in alzheimers)

18
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Fibromyalgia

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Unknown cause, widespread pain, sleep disturbance

19
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Fibromyalgia incidence

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affects women mostly

20
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Fibromyalgia etiology

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Unknown cause, many theories

21
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Fibromyalgia risk factors

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infections, trauma, stress

22
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Fibromyalgia main symptom

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muscle pain

23
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Fibromyalgia & autonomic nervous system

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flight or fight response overexaggerated

24
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Fibromyalgia and hormones

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reprod. system problem

25
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Fibromyalgia and immune system

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Immune system turn on itself, release pro-inflammatory cytokines

26
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Fibromyalgia diagnosis

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By exclusion
Widespread pain for min. 3 months

27
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Fibromyalgia treatment

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patient dependent (what works for them)

28
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Fibromyalgia takeaways

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highly variable, muscle pain, hypersensitivities, system disruptions

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