医学交流课件：Anesthesia for biopsy.pptVIP

A 16-year old boy with progressive proximal muscle weakness is suspected of having a primary myopathy and is scheduled for biopsy of the quadriceps muscle. What other potential abnormalities should concern the anesthesiologist? The diagnosis of myopathy can be difficult to make and the differential diagnosis may include any one of several hereditary, inflammatory, endocrine, metabolic, or toxic disorders. A muscle biopsy may be necessary to supplement clinical, laboratory, nerve conduction, and electromyographic findings and help establish the diagnosis. Although the cause of the myopathy in