Muscle Disorders Flashcards
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Causes of myopathy
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Steroid Myopathy Statin Myopathy Metabolic/ Endocrine Myopathy Myotonic Dystropy Duchenne's Polymyositis
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Signs of Duchenne’s
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X linked mutation in dystrophin gene Calf muscle pseudohypertrophy Mucle CK raised Progressive proximal weakness Die at 24 y/o
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How do myopathies present?
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Stairs, chairs and hair. = proximal weakness and wasting, facial and neck weakness, scoliosis, contractures
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Investigations for myopathies
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CK
EMG
ESR/CRP
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Treatment for myopathy
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Immunosupression if inflammatory Physio OT SALT Remove causal agent