Muscularskeletal Disorders Flashcards
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S/S of duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Waddling gait, lordosis, increased falling, gower sign, pseudhypertrophy, profound atrophy, cognitive impairment
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Most severe and most common, slowly becomes paralysis
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Treatment for DMD
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Corticosteroids, PT, respiratory therapy, bracing and surgery
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Osteogenesis imperfecta
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Known as brittle bone disease, caused by a gene defect that causes bone demineralization
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S/S of osteogenesis imperfecta
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Increased fractures, deformity, small stature, blue sclera do, decreased hearing, discolored teeth
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Treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta
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Bisphosphate therapy, braces, PT, surgery
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LEGG-CALVE perthes decease
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Decreased blood flow to the femoral head
