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Patient comes in complaining of muscle weakness. You press on his arms, legs, and back, and he complains they all hurt.
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Polymyositis
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Patient comes in with a violaceous rash on his knuckles and around his eyes and muscle weakness
dx? |
Dermatomyositis
What cancer is this associated with? |
Colon Cancer
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Patient comes in complaining of muscle weakness. She can't seem to comb her hair anymore or wave bye to her family as they leave.
dx? |
Polymyalgia rheumatica
What type of arteritis are they most susceptible to? |
temporal arteritis
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Patient comes in complaining of muscle weakness that lasts all the time. It hurts when she sits and when she's walking. You press a trigger point and she screams in excruciating pain.
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Fibromyalgia
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70 year old patient comes in complaining of pain on the side of her face that increases when she tries to eat or when she sleeps on that side of her face.
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Temporal arteritis
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MC complication of temporal arteritis
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blindness
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Pain on movement of particular muscle
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Fibrositis
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