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Muscular System (Fibromyalgia syndrome (myaglia (S/S (acute injury and…

- - - - acute injury and viral infection
    - - RICE
- - - - muscle straightens joint
  - - - muscle that bends at joints
- - - - z lines
      - borders each sarcomere
- - - - error in dystrophin protein gene
      - dystrophin's function
        
        hold muscle fibers together during contractions
        
        without, muscles would degenerate
    - - muscle weakness, muscle fibers disappear, scarred, filled with fatty tissue, smooth and cardiac muscle will form
    - - diagnosed at age 4
      - in wheel chair by age 10
      - life span- 17 years
      - death by resp. and cardiac failure
      - physical exam, biochemical tests, electromyogram
    - - No TX, focus on pain management
      - TX is under investigation
  - - - muscle weakness, hearing loss, diabetes millitus, heart problems,
    - - gene and biochemical tests, EMG, muscle biopsy
    - - no TX, some drugs may lower S/S but no stopping it
  - - - muscle weakness, difficulty swallowing, talking, and chewing
    - - blood tests and EMG
    - - steroids, immunosepressent drugs, plasma exchange, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors