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Lipid-lowering agents, drugs that cause hypokalemia, lithium, succinylcholine, antibiotics, anticonvulsants, vasopressin, colchincine, episilon, aminocaproic acid, high dose alfa-interferon, illicit drugs.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIn drug induced myopathy toxic substances may act directly on muscle cells. Drug use may also result in development of an immunologic reaction directed against the muscle.
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∙ 13y agoMuscle damage can be generalized or local, as occurs when a drug is injected into a muscle.
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∙ 13y agoDrug induced myopathy (DIM) is a muscle disease caused by toxic substances that produce muscle damage.
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What causes myopathy?
myopathy: a disease in which muscle fibers do not function rightthe cause is lack of vitamin Dpain is a sign of myopathy!!a treatment is taking or having vitamin D!!!!
What are the symptoms of congenital myopathy?
Congenital myopathy causes loss of muscle tone and muscle weakness in infancy and delayed motor skills, such as walking, later in childhood.
What are the chances of your offspring having myopathy if your husband's brother has myopathy?
What are the chances of your offspring having myopathy if your husband's brother has myopathy?
What are the main types of myopathy?
The main types include congenital myopathy, muscular dystrophy , inflammatory myopathy, and drug-induced myopathy.
What causes nemaline rod myopathy?
Nemaline myopathy is caused by alterations in genes that affect filament proteins. When the filament proteins aren't working, muscles can't contract and there is a subsequent loss of tone and strength.
Which disorders are classified as subtypes of congenital myopathy?
Four distinct disorders are classified as CMs: central core disease, nemaline rod myopathy, centronuclear (myotubular) myopathy, and multicore myopathy.
What is another name for thyrotoxic myopathy?
is known by several other names like hyperthyroid myopathy, Graves and Basedow's myopathy or Basedow paraplegia.
What is the prevalence of myopathy worldwide?
Worldwide, CMs account for about 14% of all myopathies. Central core disease is 16% of cases; nemaline rod myopathy is 20%; centronuclear myopathy is 14%; and multicore myopathy is 10%.
What is mitochondrial myopathy?
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What is Myopathy?
weakening of the heart muscles.
Is tachycardia a symptom of myopathy?
Tachycardia is a heart rate that is faster than normal. Myopathy is a broad term for muscle weakness or muscular diseases. While tachycardia is not a symptom of myopathy, tachycardiomyopathy is a condition where muscles of the heart are weakened because of tachycardia.
What is fiber 1 myopATHY?
A myopathy is a neuromuscular disease in which the muscles do not function normally. Fiber one muscles are the slow twitch muscles used in aerobics. However, there are many types of myopathy and you have not really named one but rather a general category.
