Rheumatology

Neuromuscular

Questions discussed in this category

How do you decide on initiation of treatment with steroids or immunomodulatory therapy in patients with statin-induced myopathy versus statin-induced autoimmune necrotizing myopathy?

In patients presenting with likely statin-induced myopathy versus statin-induced autoimmune necrotizing myopathy - how do you approach the decision re...

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How do you counsel young adults with antibody-negative necrotizing myopathy on prognosis and long-term monitoring/treatment?

How do you counsel young adults with antibody-negative necrotizing myopathy on prognosis, risk of recurrence, and long-term monitoring/treatment?

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What workup do you do for patients who have PL-7 elevation when screening for myopathy?

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How do you work up patients who present with elevated myoglobin in the setting of normal creatinine kinase and exercise intolerance?

For patients who present with elevated myoglobin in the setting of normal creatinine kinase and exercise intolerance, what work up process do you typi...

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At what point do you recommend muscle biopsy in the workup for myositis?

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When would you suspect metabolic myopathy and what is your approach to initial workup?

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What is the role of x-ray of the cervical or lumbar spine in patients presenting with radicular symptoms?

I teach my students/residents that they should hardly ever get routine X-rays in patients presenting with radicular symptoms. MRI far better for seein...

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How do you treat anti-HMGCoA myopathy?

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How do you treat lupus-associated small fiber neuropathy?

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How would you approach evaluation and treatment of a patient on pembrolizumab therapy who presents with symmetric, proximal, upper extremity and lower extremity painful weakness without an elevated CK?

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Do you recommend EMG/NCS in all patients with clinical findings of carpal tunnel syndrome?

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At what point is a skin biopsy indicated in patients with neuropathy?

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How do you manage a patient with inclusion body myositis?

Is there a role for immunomodulatory therapy?

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How do you approach the use of biologics in patients with a history of Guillain-Barre syndrome?

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How do you monitor response to treatment in patients with mononeuritis multiplex secondary to vasculitis?

Given the slow recovery of nerve damage, what would you expect to see on a repeat EMG after treatment? Continued denervation or just sequelae of past ...

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