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In any rheumatic disease muscle weakness can result atrophy, ie the joins in the area are painful to move leading to the muscle not being used, this in turn leads to the muscle weakening.
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Can low potassium cause gout?
Eating acidic foods usually cause the gout. Eating foods that are high in purine causes gout. Diuretics like coffee can also cause gout. When you drink a lot of coffee, you go to the bathroom a lot. Going to the bathroom a lot causes the loss of potasium. Being low in potassium could be a part of gout, but it is these other foods that cause the loss of potassium. Bananas, white potatoes and strawberries are very high in potassium. So eat those. Cherry's, sweet or sour are also very good at curing gout.
What disease has finger and lip biting poor muscle control severe gout moderate retardation?
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
Strengths and weaknesses of CAT scans?
a cats weakness is ventroflexion of the neck is a common presentation in cats with neuromuscular causes of acute weakness.
How many deaths from gout?
According to a new study men with risk factors for heart disease, have a greater risk of dying from heart problemsif they gout.middle-aged men with gout have a at higher-than- average risk of heart disease, and were more likely to die of a heart attack or other cardiovascular causes such as stroke.
Does dexamethsone cure gout?
There is no cure for gout.
Does pioglitazone causes weakness of bone?
no..it can cause muscle pain....
What causes muscle weakness and degeneration without affecting the nervous system?
Muscular dystrophy
What is a chronic progressive neuromuscular disorder that causes severe skeletal muscle weakness?
myasthenia gravis
When a muscle is not used and it grows smaller that is called?
Disuse of a muscle causes atrophy, which is a shrinking of muscle fibers leading to weakness. With use, the atrophy can be reversed.
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.
Hyperkalemia or hypokalemia which is more serious?
hyperkalemia as it may cause heart arrythmias and sudden death, where hypokalemia generally just causes malaise, muscle weakness and tetany. hyperkalemia as it may cause heart arrythmias and sudden death, where hypokalemia generally just causes malaise, muscle weakness and tetany.
What does it mean when one scapula sticks out more than the other?
It is called a winged scapula and can be due to many causes but is usually due to a weakness in a muscle called serratus anterior. The weakness could be in the muscle itself or the nerve that sends impulses to it.
What causes ptosis?
A drooping eyelid is most often due to: Weakness of the muscle that raises the eyelid; damage to the nerves that control that muscle; or looseness of the skin of the upper eyelids.
What does infectious polyneuritis do?
The disease affects the myelin sheath, which coats nerve cells. It causes progressive muscle weakness and paralysis
Muscle crampsand weakness are caused by hypokalaemia from lasix?
Does lasix cause muscle weakness as a side effect
What does Guillain-Barre syndrome do?
The disease affects the myelin sheath, which coats nerve cells. It causes progressive muscle weakness and paralysis
What causes burning and aching pain in the quadriceps?
There are many reasons as to why you may be experiencing burning. Most likely this is muscle weakness, a sprain, or inflammation.
