Neuromusclar Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
Pt with ALS has trouble clearing secretions in his airway, what is recommended treatment?
A
chest physiotherapy
conscientious pulmonary toilet performed by an experienced physical therapist
2
Q
how is DMD inherited?
A
x linked
3
Q
are children with DMD mentally delayed?
A
they show slight retardation
4
Q
elderly pt with elevated sed rate, anemia, weightloss, and malaise is suggestive of what disease?
A
polymyaglia rheumatica
could also be a neoplasm
5
Q
what would you see on EMG of a person with anterior horn cell damage?
A
normal conduction times but abnormal pattern of spontaneous and evoked muscle potentials
