Chapter 36 Flashcards

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What is hypotonia?

A

State of low muscle tone

  • soft muscles on palpation
  • diminished resistance and reflexes
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What is hypertonia?

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State of increased muscle tone

- hyper excitability causing rigidity and spasticity

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What is clonus?

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Involuntary rhythmic muscle contractions and relaxations

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What is plegia?

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stroke or paralysis

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What is paralysis?

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loss of movement

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What is paresis?

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weakness

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What is mono?

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One limb

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What is Hemi?

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Both limbs on one side

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What is di- or para?

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Both upper/ or both lower limbs

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What is quadi- or tetra?

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All 4 limbs

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What is UMN (upper motor neuron) damage?

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weakness or loss of voluntary motion

  • spinal reflexes are intact but cannot be controlled by the brain
  • increased muscle tone, hyperreflexia, spasticity
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What is LMN (lower motor neurone) damage?

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neurone directly supplying muscles are affected

  • irritated neurons you get spontaneous muscle contractions (fasciculations= contracting and relaxing)
  • Death of neurons leading to spinal reflex lost, flaccid paralysis, denervation atrophy of muscles
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What is a cause of muscle disorders?

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Muscle atrophy

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What 2 things can muscle atrophy be broken down into?

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disuse: not using muscle (decrease diameter/loss of protein filaments)
Denervation: deprived nerve supply

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What is muscular dystrophy?

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Contractile proteins don’t properly attach to cytoskeleton of muscle cells
- muscles can’t contract properly

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Explain muscular dystrophy. What is the cause?

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Genetic disorder (progressive degeneration and necrosis of skeletal muscle fibers and tissue

  • Fat and connective tissue replace it ( incr. muscle size= weakness)
  • Cause: mutation in the dystrophingene
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What are the 2 types of muscular dystrophy?

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  1. Duchene
    - common and severe (females are asymptomatic or milder symptoms)
  2. Becker
    - slower and less severe
    - later in childhood
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What is the presentation of MD?

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  • boys asymptomatic at birth
  • 2-3 abnormal posture, falls, contractors, scoliosis= wheelchair by teens
  • hip/ shoulders are affected first
  • calf muscle hypertrophy (broken down and replaced with fat/ tissue)
  • incontinence
  • weak cough= infection, cardiomyopathy
  • GROWERS SIGN- can’t stand- use hands to push them selves up/ using knees)
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What is the diagnosis for MD?

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  • family hx
  • observation of movement
  • elevated creatine kinase (leaks out of damaged muscles)
  • muscle biopsy (shows fat/scar formation)
  • Echo/ ECG (shows cardiac involvement)
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What is the treatment of MD? (note: no known cure)

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  • maintain ambulation
  • prevent deformities (stretching/ splinting)
  • prevent respiratory infections
  • death in young adults
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What is acetylcholinesterase? What are 3 ways disorders of neuromuscular junctions can occur?

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  • enzyme that inactivates transmitters
    1. decreased acetylcholine release
    2. decreased acetylcholine effects on muscles d/t decreased receptors
    3. decreased acetylcholinesterase activity (buildup at junction = interference with impulses)
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What is myasthenia gravis?

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Decreased motor response d/t loss of acetylcholine receptors

  • Auto immune disorder
  • Antibodies destroy receptors at neuromuscular junction
  • receptor sites are blocked d/t antibodies
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What are the risk factors of myasthenia gravis?

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  • early adulthood for women, 50 for men
  • placental transfer of acetylcholine anti-bodies (spontaneous resolution)
  • Thymus tumor or hyperplasia in 75 % of cases (T cells not working properly to prevent infection)
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What is the manifestations of MG? (explain them in the 3 stages)

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Initial: progressive throughout day, muscle weakness, ptosis/drooping, diplopia/ double vision, fatigue
Progression: resp. muscle weakness, diff. speaking, chewing, swallowing, weak limb
Myasthenia crisis: muscle weakness becomes severe and compromises ventilation d/t stress, infection, emotional upset, pregnancy, alcohol, surgery, cold

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Diagnosis of MG?
- Hx, physical exam - Anti-cholinesterase test - electro-phsyiological studies to assess stage (assess muscle response to motor nerves)
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What is the treatment of MG?
- corticosteriods (immunosuppressant) - thymectomy (if tumor) - plasmapheresis (removes antibodies) - IGg IV
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What are peripheral nerves?
Nerves that are located outside the CNS.
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Explain carpal tunnel syndrome and its causes.
Mononeuropathy, compression of neural nerve passing through carpal bones and ligaments - inflammation of tendons, synovial swelling, tumor, RA, hyper/hypothyroidism, DM , repetitive flexion and extension movements, pinching and griping motions
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What are the manifestations of carpal tunnel?
pain, parenthesis (tingling), numbness of thumb, 1 2 3 and 4 digit, wrist and hand pain, worst at night, atrophy of abductor polices muscle, weakness of precision grip