Elliott's Buzz Words Flashcards
Slow twitch muscles fiber
Type I
Fast twitch muscle fiber
Type II
Oxidative metabolism muscle
Type I
Glycolytic metabolism muscle
Type II
Disuse & Steroid Induced Atrophy
Only Type II
Increased serum creatine kinase
X-linked (Duchenne’s or Becker) Muscular Dystrophy
Pseudohypertrophy
X-linked Muscular Dystrophy
CTG repeats
Myotonic Dystrophy
Cataracts, testicular atrophy, baldness
Myotonic Dystrophy
Proximal muscle weakness
X-linked Muscular Dystrophy OR Mitochondrial Myopathy
OR Lambert-Eaton
DMPK mutation (chr. 19)
Myotonic Dystrophy
Cataracts, testicular atrophy, baldness
Myotonic Dystrophy
Ragged red fibers
Mitochondrial Myopathy (under light microscope)
Parking lot inclusions
Mitochondrial Myopathy (under EM)
Tx: Thymectomy
Myasthenia Gravis
Tx: Anticholinesterase
Myasthenia Gravis
Autonomic muscles are affected
Lambert-Eaton
PAX3-FKHR fusion gene t(2;13)
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Tadpole/strap cells
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Blue sclera
Types I-III OI
Type 1 Collagen defect
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
FGFR3 Overactivation
Achondroplasia
RANKL + RANKR (+ M0 CSF)
Osteoporosis
Tx: Bisphosphonates
Osteoporosis
Tumor in tibia or femur
Osteoid osteoma
Tumor in spinal cord
Osteoblastoma
Bone tumor helped by aspirin
Osteoid osteoma