You Are Treating a Patient with a Proximal Distribution of Weakness

question 16

Multiple Choice

You are treating a patient with a proximal distribution of weakness. Which of the following NMD is most likely?

• A) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• B) Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy
• C) Limb girdle muscular dystrophy
• D) Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

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Definitions:

Bradycardia

A slow heart rate; usually less than 60 beats per minute.

Hypotension

Low blood pressure.

Tachycardia

Rapid heart rate, generally in excess of 100 beats per minute.

Celsius

A scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees under standard conditions.