Detection of this gene confirms clinical suspicion for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies.
What is dystrophin?
100
True or False: If a myopathy is strongly suspected, electrodiagnostic testing is crucial for diagnosis.
What is false?
100
This aquired myopathy is associated with skin changes and the adult type is associated with cancer, especially ovarian and small cell lung cancer.
What is dermatomyositis?
100
True or False: Hereditary myopathies present at birth.
What is false?
100
This motivational speaker used the Nike slogan to encourage a meme.
Who is Shia Labeuf?
200
A patient is referred from primary care with unexplained four limb weakness and you have just completed an EMG. You want to send the patient to the lab to check a CK level as well. You should wait this number of days before obtaining the CK level to minimize the chances of a false positive result.
What is 3? (or 72 hours)
200
In general, these nerve conduction studies are normal in people with myopathy.
What are sensory nerve conduction studies?
200
This myopathy can be seen in the setting of critical illness and high dose corticosteroids.
What is steroid myopathy?
200
This is the most common congenital muscular dystrophy, which is the result of abnormal laminin alpha-2 chains.
What is merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy (MDC1A)?
200
This song made by the Norweigan singling group Ylvis spoofs sounds that animals make.
What is "what does the fox say?"
300
You are in clinic and suspect someone may have a limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. You request that the patient stick out his tongue to look for this physical exam finding.
What is macroglossia?
300
These findings are classic motor unit changes seen in myopathy.
What are short duration, low amplitude, polyphasic motor units?
300
Overactivity or underactivity of this organ can be associated with myopathy.
What is the thyroid gland?
300
This type of muscular dystrophy results in loss of ambulation by approximately age 16.
What is Becker muscular dystrophy?
300
This meme was made famous when someone questioned the poor fashion sense of a policeman's boots.
What is the phrase "what are those?"
400
You suspect a patient has a mitochondrial myopathy and would like to obtain a biopsy. This phrase describes the fibers you would see under the microscope, and is due to the accumulation of abnormal mitochondria.
What is "ragged-red"?
400
This classic dive bomber sound can be heard on needle EMG in some myopathies.
What is a myotonic discharge?
400
This myopathy is associated with finger flexion weakness and knee extensor weakness and is the most common myopathy in people over 50 years old.
What is inclusion body myositis?
400
This rare autosomal recessive disorder is caused by a mutation in the acid alpha glucosidase (GAA) gene.
What is acid maltase deficiency (Pompe Disease, glycogen storage disease type II)?
400
This meme spoofed Drake for his bad dancing.
What is "Hotline Bling"
500
During ischemic forearm exercise testing, a 3-fold elevation of this substance is suggestive of glycogen storage disease.
What is lactate?
500
These three inflammatory myopathies may have positive sharp waves on fibrillation potential on EMG.
What are polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis?
500
This myopathy is associated with neck flexion weakness, proximal limb weakness and cardiac involvement.
What is polymyositis?
500
This mitochondrial myopathy has a symptoms onset in childhood and is associated with encephalopathy and strokelike episodes.
What is mitochondrial encephalopmyopathy, lactic acidosis and strokelike episodes (MELAS)?
500
This phrase was made popular by a seahawk player explaining his disinterest in being interviewed.