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Myopathy Flashcards

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Classification of Progressive Muscular Dystrophy

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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Which Side?
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Bilateral & Symmetrical

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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Proximal or Distal?
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Proximal more than distal

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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Symptoms
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  • Slow Walking, inability to Run, frequent Falling.
  • Difficulty in Climbing stairs, Putting on and Taking off clothes.
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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Shoulders
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Sloping shoulders

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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Scapulae
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Winging of scapulae

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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Spine & pelvis
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  • Exaggerated Lumbar Lordosis, protuberant abdomen, pelvis is tilted forward due to: Weak Glutei, so lordosis compensates this tilting and it disappears with sitting.
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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Muscle Hypertrophy?
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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Gait
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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Signs
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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Ambulation
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Ambulation is lost at age of about 10 years.

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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Reflexes
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Reflexes are lost → With increasing weakness and progressive muscle atrophy

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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • No …….
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No fasciculations, sphincter disturbance, sensory changes.

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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • which Muscles are involved?
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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • Speech
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Delayed speech: development may occur.

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CP of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy

  • IQ
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May be affected

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Investigations in Progressive Muscular Dystrophy

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Investigations in Progressive Muscular Dystrophy

  • EMG
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Diminished duration and amplitude of motor action potential.

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Investigations in Progressive Muscular Dystrophy

  • Urine
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  • Diminished creatinine
  • Appearance of creatine.
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Investigations in Progressive Muscular Dystrophy

  • Serum Enzymes
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Increase and that’s used to detect
- Female carriers and
- Preclinical diagnosis in males.

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Investigations in Progressive Muscular Dystrophy

  • Muscle Bx
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TTT of Progressive Ms Dystophy

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TTT of Progressive Ms Dystophy

  • Steroids
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It is now accepted that it prolongs ambulation

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TTT of Progressive Ms Dystophy

  • Myoblast Transfer
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Injecting the muscle with a huge number of myoblasts will give a transient improvement (but cost exceeds benefit).

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Def of Myasthenia Gravis

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  • Disorder of transmission of the myoneural junction characterized clinically by fatigability on repetition of muscular activity which may be relieved by rest and or cholinergic drugs.
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Myasthenia Gravis is closely related to ……

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  • Thyrotoxicosis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • M.S. (Multiple sclerosis)
  • SLE. (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
  • Biliary cirrhosis
  • Cancer
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CP of Myasthenia Gravis

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Onset of Myasthenia Gravis

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Course of Myasthenia Gravis

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progressive with remissions.

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CP of Myasthenia Gravis

  • site
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Only skeletal muscles (smooth muscles are not involved).

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CP of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Symptoms
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CP of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Descending march
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CP of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Fluctiations in Myasthenia
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CP of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Muscle Bulk Affection
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CP of Myasthenia Gravis

  • smooth Musce affection
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CP of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Smile?
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Retractors of mouth angle › elevators → Vertical or snarling smile.

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What induces remission of Myasthenia Gravis?

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Dx of Myasthenia Gravis

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Dx of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Clinical Fatigue Test
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Inducing fatigue by asking the patient to:
- Count to 50 (will induce dysarthria) or
- Maintain looking up (will precipitate ptosis).

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Dx of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Prostigmine test
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1.5 mg Prostigmine + 0.5 mg Atropine IM → Improve myasthenia.

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Dx of Myasthenia Gravis

  • EMG
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Repetitive stimulation test shows:
- Diminished amplitude after repeated stimulation (decremental response).

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Dx of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Tensilon Test
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2 mg IV followed, if no idiosyncrasy, by 8mg → improve myasthenia after a minute.

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Dx of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Most Sensitive Test
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Detection of Anti-Ach R Antibodies

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Dx of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Chest tomogram
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to detect Thymoma or Thymic Hyperplasia.

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Dx of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Thyroid Function Tests
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Dx of Myasthenia Gravis

  • tests for Collagen Disorders or Cx
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TTT of Myasthenia Gravis

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TTT of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Anticholinestrase
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  • Mestinon
  • Prostigmine: titrate until adequate response.
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TTT of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Prednisone
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  • 50 mg daily then taper to 5-10 mg per day as a maintenance dose.
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TTT of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Azathioprine
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2mg/ Kg/day.

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TTT of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Plasmapharesis
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to get rid of harmful antibodies.

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TTT of Myasthenia Gravis

  • IVIG
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0.4 gm/ Kg/day divided over five successive days.

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TTT of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Thymectomy
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Obligatory for Thymoma or Thymic hyperplasia.

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Types of Crises in Myasthnia

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Managment of Crises

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