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Malignant Hyperthermia and Myopathy 01

Topic: Pediatric

Created on Sunday, December 28 2008 by jdmiles

Last modified on Sunday, December 28 2008.

A patient with a congenital myopathy has developed malignant hyperthermia after anesthesia. Of the following choices, which type of congenital myopathy is most likely to be the one that this patient has?

A) Central core disease

B) Cytoplasmic body myopathy

C) Fingerprint myopathy

D) Centronuclear myopathy

E) Reducing body myopathy

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This question was created on December 28, 2008 by jdmiles.
This question was last modified on December 28, 2008.

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

A) central core disease

This answer is correct.

Malignant hyperthermia after general anesthesia is characteristic of central core disease. It is not characteristic of any of the other options. (See References)


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B) cytoplasmic body myopathy

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Development of malignant hyperthermia after general anesthesia is not characteristic of cytoplasmic body myopathy. Try again. (See References)


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C) fingerprint myopathy

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Development of malignant hyperthermia after general anesthesia is not characteristic of fingerprint myopathy. Try again. (See References)


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D) centronuclear myopathy

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Development of malignant hyperthermia after general anesthesia is not characteristic of centronuclear (aka myotubular) myopathy. Try again. (See References)


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E) reducing body myopathy

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Development of malignant hyperthermia after general anesthesia is not characteristic of reducing body myopathy. Try again. (See References)


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References:

1. Katirji, B., Kaminsky, H.J., Preston, D.C., Ruff, R.L., and Shapiro, B.E. (Eds.) (2002). Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice. Butterworth Heinemann, Boston. (ISBN:0750671696)

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Malignant Hyperthermia and Myopathy 01
Question ID: 122808162
Question written by J. Douglas Miles, (C) 2006-2009, all rights reserved.
Created: 12/28/2008
Modified: 12/28/2008
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