Autoimmune myopathy workup

    • [DOCX File]1. Respiratory Medicine - Nigel Fong - Notes Site - Home

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      Myopathy: the number of motor units is normal, but there is loss of muscle fibres within each unit. Therefore, MUAPs are brief-small-abundant and polyphasic (2e), amplitude remains low even with strong effort (3h) Diagram from uptodate: In Guillain-Barre syndrome: vital capacity is the most sensitive measure of resp muscle weakness. Myasthenia gravis: contraindicated drugs include ...

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    • [DOCX File]MRCP Notes Compilation - Nigel Fong - Notes Site - Home

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      Myopathy -- small complexes: ... Workup: do NCS, EMG, 2DE, ECG; gene testing confirms diagnosis. L5 vs common peroneal lesion: PeronealL5 . Hip abduction: PreservedWeak. Foot. inversion (tib pos)PreservedWeak (supplied by L5 / tibial nerve) Subacute combined degeneration: Unlike MS, ankle jerks can be absent (due to sensory peripheral neuropathy) Holmes-Adie pupil i. s an idiopathic …

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      102) Autoimmune Neuromuscular Diseases: A Case-based Didactic Guide. CME Program sponsored by DIME, United Regional Health Care System, Wichita Falls, TX, 5/7/09. 103) Update on MG Treatments: “UnMuSKing a New Phenotype and the Thymectomy Trial. Japanese Society of Neurology, 50th Annual Meeting, Sendai, Japan, 5/20/09.

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      The etiology is usually autoimmune thyroiditis or Hashimoto’s disease. Other causes include thyroid surgery or radioactive iodine therapy for Graves thyrotoxicosis, external beam radiation, ant thyroid drugs, partial thyroidectomy, amiodarone, radio contrast, lithium etc. This condition has to be differentiated from sick euthyroid and heterothallic antibodies which can also raise TSH levels. Pal

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      The current workup for GCA includes initial labs with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP), which together have a sensitivity of 99% [5, 6]. Other laboratory findings can also prove useful, such as increased platelets, alkaline phosphatase, and AST. A normal CK, ANA, and RA may help eliminate some of the other differential diagnoses [7]. The gold standard for ...

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    • [DOC File]08/06/12 – Draft Updated - Colorado

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      Endocrine testing may be appropriate, since those with hypothyroidism, autoimmune issues, and estrogen related dysfunction appear to have a longer, more complex course and present at a younger age. Non-operative Treatment Procedures: Therapeutic rehabilitation interventions are the mainstay of treatment. They should include ROM, active therapies, and a home exercise program. Passive as well …

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