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MUSCLE DISEASES Flashcards

1
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2 pathologic processes that affect skeletal muscle

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denervation atrophy (abnormality of the nerve)

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2
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mutation causing spinal muscular atrophy

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survival motor neuron 1 - gene on chromosome 5

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3
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what is SMN1 required for

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motor neuron survival

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4
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most common form of spinal muscular atrophy

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werdnig - hoffman disease

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5
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spinal muscular atrophy inheritance

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autosomal recessive

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6
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heterogenous group of inherited disorders that result in muscle weakness and eventually muscle atrophy and wasting with muscle being replaced by fibrofatty tissue

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muscular dystrophy

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cause of duchene muscular dystrophy and becker muscualr dystrophy

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X linked gene that codes for dystrophin is mutated.

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what does dystrophin do

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tranfers contractile force to the connective tissue from the EC matrix

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9
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patients with this have little or no dystrophin

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duchenne muscular dystrophy

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10
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when does DMD develop

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by age 5

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11
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signs of DMD

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Gowers maneuver

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12
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gowers maneuver

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waddling duck like gait where they place hands on knees to assist standing

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13
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what’s increased in the disease

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creatine kinase

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14
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mean survival with Duchene muscular dystrophy

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35 years old

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15
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genetic tests used to establish diagnosis

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peripheral blood

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16
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patients with this have DECREASED amounts of dystrophin or a DEFECTIVE or abnormal form of dystrophin

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Becker muscular dystrophy

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17
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onset of Becker muscular dystrophy

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later than Duchennes

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18
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survival with Becker muscular dystrophy

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well into 40s and beyond

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19
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treatment for Becker muscular dystrophy

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immunosupression

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20
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most common adult muscular dystrophy

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myotonic dystrophy

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21
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myotonia

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sustained involuntary contraction of group of muscles

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22
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inheritance of myotonic dystrophy

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autosomal dominant

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23
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type of disorder that myotonic dystrophy is and the chromosome it affects

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trinucleotide repeat disorder on chromosome 19

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24
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what does myotonic dystrophy affect

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mRNA for dystrophia myotonia protein kinase that results in defects affecting transcription of proteins for chloride channel

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25
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patient presentation with myotonic dystrophy

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abnormal gait

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26
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what do tests for myotonic dystrophy show

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elevated creatine kinase

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27
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group of diseases caused by mutations affecting function of ion channel proteins

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ion channel myopathies

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28
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clinical manifestation of ion channel myopathies

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epilepsy

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29
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what can ion channel myopathies affect

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potassium

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30
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what do ion channel myopathies result in

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hypotonia (decreased muscle tone) or hypertonia (increased muscle tone)

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31
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what are the clinical symptoms of malignant hyperpyrexia (malignant hyperthermia)

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hyperbolic state - tachycardia, tachypnea, muscle spasms

32
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what triggers malignant hyperthermia

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anesthetics

33
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what mutation leads to malignant hyperthermia

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mutations that encode proteins that control levels of cytosolic calcium. Channels release calcium concontrollably.

34
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Is malignant hyperthermia a medical emergency

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Yes. there is excessive heat production and increased muscle metabolism.

35
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often manifest in infancy and may include inborn errors of metabolism

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congenital myopathies

36
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3 types of inflammatory myopathies

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Infectious

37
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infectious inflammatory myopathies

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necrotizing fasciitis, clostridial gangrene, etc.

38
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systemic disease inflammatory myopathies

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systemic lupus

39
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Noninfectious inflammatory diseases (3)

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dermatomyositis

40
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autoimmune disease w/immunologic injury and damage to small blood vessels and capillaries in skeletal muscle, along with skin involvment and characteristic rash

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dermatomyositis

41
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main signs of dermatomyositis

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muscle weakness

42
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presentation of rash

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discoloration of upper eyelids, scaling red rash, dusty patches over knuckles, knees, and elbows

43
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presentation of muscle weakness

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affects PROXIMAL MUSCLES first and is often SYMMETRIC

44
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what can be found with dermatomyositis

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15-25% of patients have underlying malignancy

45
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what do patients have elevated

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creatine kinase

46
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has muscle and systemic involvement but NO skin involvement

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polymyositis

47
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where is polymyositism mainly seen (what age)

48
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what are autoantibodies directed against in polymyositis

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histidyl t-RNA synthetase

49
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what is though to cause polymyositis

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activated CD8+ T cells

50
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what is elevated with polymyositis

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creatine kinase

51
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treatment for polymyositis and dermatomyositis

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immunosupressive agents

52
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typically affects people older than 50 and involves DISTAL MUSCLES FIRST

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inclusion body myositis

53
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muscle pattern involvement with inclusion body myositis

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asymmetric

54
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shows MODEST elevations of creatine kinase

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inclusion body myositis

55
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does inclusion body myositis show benefit with immunosuppressive agents

56
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3 toxic myopathies

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Thyrotoxic myopathy

57
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disease characterized by loss of function of the acetylcholine receptor

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myasthenia gravis

58
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what can you detect with myasthenia gravis

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autoantibodies that lead to degradation of the receptor

59
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what can some people have antibodies directed against?

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tyrosine kinase - interferes with the function of the receptor

60
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what is myasthenia gravis often associated with

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thymic abnormalities

61
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treatment for myasthenia gravis

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anticholinesterase drugs

62
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presents with extremity weakness

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lambert-eaton myastenia syndrome

63
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what does lambert-eaton myastenia syndrome have autoantibodies directed against

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presynaptic calcium channels - block acetylcholine release

64
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what can increase muscle response with lambert-eaton myastenia syndrome

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rapid repetitive stimulation of the muscle

65
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what is lambert-eaton myastenia syndrome often seen with

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paraneoplastic syndrome w/malignancy present in 60% (often small cell lung carcinoma)

66
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do patients show improvement w/anticholinesterase agents

67
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enzyme that converts creatine to phosphocreatine

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creatine kinase

68
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creatine kinase that skeletal muscle expresses

69
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creatine kinase that gets expressed as skeletal muscle is damaged

70
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creatine kinase expressed at low levels in many tissues

71
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where is creatine kinase released when cells are damaged

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interstitial space and blood

72
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conditions with elevated creatine kinase

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acute myocardial infart

73
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used for diagnosing acute myocardial infart

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cardiac troponin I

74
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when is total creatine kinase helpful in assessment of skeletal muscle injury

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when there is absence of cardiac disease or other conditions that may cause increased CK

75
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where is myoglobin found

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skeletal and cardiac muscle

76
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disease where elevated levels of myoglobin can cause acute tubular necrosis with acute renal failure

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rhabdomyolysis

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