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Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System - Diseases (53 & 54) Flashcards

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How many bones?

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206

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What is arthritides?

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Pain and stiffness of joint

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Cause of arthritides

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Inflammation of the joint, not a single disease

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Acute arthritis

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Pain, heat, redness and swelling

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Chronic arthritis commonest types

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Osteoarthritis and RA

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Osteoarthritis

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commonest type, degenerative, progressive erosion of articular cartilage

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What to osteoarthritis result iin

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Formation of bony spurs and cysts at margins of joints (subchondral cysts)

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Secondary OA

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Due to wear and tear, frequent use of a joint

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Causes of OA

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Aging, underling systemic disease (diabetes and obesity)

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Commonest location of OA

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Knees and hand in women and hip in men

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OA pathogenesis

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Deterioration and loss of cartilage (protective cushion),

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Cellular basis of OA

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Chondrocytes, produce IL-1 (matrix breakdown)

Prostaglandins derivatives > release of lytic enzymes (prevents matrix synthesis)

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Primary OA

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Abnormal stress in weight bearing joints

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Where does primary OA affect?

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Fingers (Herberden’s/Bouchard’s nodes), knees and cervical and lumbar spines

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RA

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Chronic systemic disorder, non-suppurative proliferative synovitis - destruction of articular cartilage and ankylosis of joints

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RA affects..

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Skin (rheumatoid nodules), muscles, heart, lung, spleen and blood vessels (Small joints of hands and feet > deformed joint)

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RA is more common in men or women?

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3-5 times more in women than men

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Pannus (RA)

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Inflammatory substances between two bones, sticky erodes into articular cartilage and penetrates subchondral bone and cyst formation > ankylosis of joint space

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RA clinical features

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Malaise, fatigue, generalised musculoskeletal pain, swollen, pain, warm and stiff joints

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RA disease course

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Slow/rapid course, fluctuates over 4-5 years

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RA pathogenesis

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Genetic (HLA-DR4 and DR1), EBV, Viruses, Borrelia, Autoimmune reaction with synovial membranes (CD4 positive T-cells), mediators of joint damage (cytokines), IL-1-6 and TNF-a/B

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Criteria for diagnosis

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  1. Morning stiffness
  2. Arthritis in 3 or more joint areas
  3. Arthritis of hand joints
  4. Symmetric arthritis
  5. Rheumatoid nodules
  6. Serum Rheumatoid factor
    (4 of above)
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Rheumatoid factor

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Present in most but not all

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Analyse synovial fluid

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Presence of neutrophils - inflammation

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Sero-Negative arthritides

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Lack RF

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Examples of Sero-negative arthritis

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Ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter’s syndrome, Psoriatic arthritis, Eneteropathic arthritis

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Gout

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Hyperuricemia (Uric acid end product of purine metabolism - deficiency of some enzymes involved)

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Gout clinical features

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Acute arthritis, chronic arthritis, tophi in various sites (uric acid crystals in joint spaces) > chronic gouty nephropathy and deposition of masses of rates in joints other sites (Tophi)

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Pyogenic osteomyelitis clinical features

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Systemic illness - fever, malaise, chills, marked pain over affected region

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Pyogenic OM examinations

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X-ray lytic focus of bone destruction surrounded by zone of sclerosis, Blood cultures positive (essential), biopsy (shows neutrophils not cause)

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Pyogenic OM causes

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Bacteria, haematogenous spread, extension from contiguous site, direct implantation

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Infective arthritis

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Acutely painful and swollen joints with restricted movements

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Infective arthritis clinical presentation

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Fever, leucocytosis and elevated ESR

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Causes of infective arthritis

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Bacterial (Staph, Strep, Gonococcus, Mycobacteria), Trauma, IVDU, debilitating illness

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Osteoporosis

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Increased porosity of skeleton, reduction in bone mass, locailised/entire skeleton, primary/secondary

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Who does osteoporosis effect?

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Primary-Age, post menopausal , physical activity, muscle strength, diet, hormonal status

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Osteoporosis clinical features

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Vertebral fractures, kyphosis, scoliosis

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Secondary osteoporosis caused by

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Endocrine disorders (Hyperparathyroidism, Type 1 diabetes), neoplasia (multiple myeloma), malnutrition

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Osteoclast dysfunction causes

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Paget’s disease (collage of matrix madness), usually tidy up

  1. Osteolytic stage
  2. Predominant osteoblastic activity
  3. Burnt out ostesclerotic stage
  4. Net effect - gain in bone mass
  5. Newly formed bone is disordered and architecturally unsound
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What is osteoclast dysfunction caused by

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Paramyxovirus infection

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Histological hallmark of osteoclast dysfunction

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Mosaic pattern

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Paget’s disease affects who?

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Males > females

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What age does Paget’s disease effect?

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5th decade

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What’s mainly involved in Paget’s disease?

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Axial skeleton and proximal skeleton

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What’s most common symptom of Paget’s disease?

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Complications of Paget’s disease

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  • Chalk stick type fractures

- Tumours (Benign - giant cell, malignant - osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma)

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Osteomalacia

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Defects in matrix mineralisation, lack of Vit d, decreased bone density (osteopenia), skeletal deformities not seen

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Hyperparathyroidism increases

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  • Bone resorption and calcium metabolism from skeleton

- Renal tubular reabsorption and retention of calcium

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Hyperpararthyoridism complications

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Hypercalecemia, osteitis fibrosa cystica (loss of bone mineral with osteoporosis)

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Real osteodystrophy

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Skeletal changes of CKD

  • Increased osteoclastic bone resorption
  • Delayed matrix mineralisation
  • Osteosclerosis
  • Growth retardation
  • Osteoporosis
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Soft tissue

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Non-epithelial extraskeletal structures exclusive of supportive tissue of organs and lymphoid/hematopoietic tissue

52
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Embryological origin of soft tissue

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Mesodermal

53
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Are benign soft tissue tumours common or rare?

54
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Sarcomas

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Malignant soft tissue tumours, rare and lymph node involvement is uncommon

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Neurofibromatosis Type 1

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Neurofibroma

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Gardner syndrome

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Fibromatosis

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Carney syndrome

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Myxoma, melanotic schwannoma

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Turner syndrome

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Cystic hygroma

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Diagnosis of soft tissue tumour

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  • Ultrasound guided core biopsy
  • Cytogenetics (fresh tissue and karyotype)
  • Molecular genetics (FISH, PCR and RT-PCR)
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Benign bone tumours

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Osteomas, Osteoblastomas

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Benign cartilage tumours

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Chondromas

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Mixed benign tumours

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Osteochondromas

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Malignant bone tumours

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Osteosarcoma

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What age group does malignant bone tumours effect?

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Where is commonest site for malignant bone tumours?

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Knee (60%)

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Other bone tumours

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Chrondosarcomas, Ewing’s sarcoma, Giant cell tumours

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Metastatic bone tumours

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Thyroid, prostate, kidney, breast, GI tract

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SLE

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Complex multi-system disease, predominantly cutaneous

69
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Is SLE more common in males or females?

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Clinical presentation of SLE

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Butterfly rash, cardiomegaly, endocarditis, CNS (convulsions, hemiplegia), 45% patients nephron syndrome and glomerulonephritis

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Pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis

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Vessel damage, inflammatory response, cytokines, diffuse - widespread cutaneous lesions

72
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Which systems does systemic sclerosis effect?

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Renal, Cardiorespiratory, GIT, osteoarticular involvement (arthralgia, arthritis)

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What is prognosis for systemic sclerosis?

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Localised variant of systemic sclerosis

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Limited cutaneous and oesophageal involvement, SI malabsorption, CREST syndrome

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CREST syndrome

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Calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Oesophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia

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Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

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Stiffness, weakness, aching and pain in muscles of neck, limb girdles and upper limbs

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Polymylagia Rheumatica associated with

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Giant cell arteritis

78
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Giant cell arteritis affects what

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Occipital or facial arteries

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Giant cell arteritis symptoms

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Pyrexia, headache and severe scalp pain

80
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Myopathy

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Muscle disease unrelated to any disorder of innervation/neuromuscular junction

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Myositis

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Muscle fibres and overlying skin are inflamed and damaged resulting in muscle weakness

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Muscular dystrophy

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Heterogenous group, inherited, progressively severe muscle weakness and wasting

83
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When’d does muscular dystrophy start

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Malignant hyperthermia

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(Inherited) Fast rise in body temperature and severe muscle contraction

85
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When does malignant hyperthermia occur?

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When affected person gets general anaesthesia

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Rhabdomyolysis

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Destruction of skeletal muscle, release of muscle fibre content into blood, myoglobin is released into blood, filtered through kidneys > myoglobinuria (brown urine)

87
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Causes of rhabdomyolsis

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Trauma, crush injuries, drugs (cocaine, amphetamine), extreme temp, severe exertion, lengthy surgery, severe dehydration, complication (acute renal failure)

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Metabolic myopathies

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Glycogen synthesis and degradation, disorders of mitochondrial metabolism

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Symptoms of malignant hyperthermia

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Bleeding, dark brown urine, muscle rigidity, quick rise in body temp 40 degrees and higher

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