Muscle Menu

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- Myopathic Disorders

- Muscle Fiber Types

- Biochemistry of Skeletal Muscle Contraction:
     - Muscle Contraction:
     - Depolarization
     - Metabolic Sequence
     - Calcium Regulation of Muscle Contraction
     - Histology of Skeletal Muscle
     - Chemistry of Skeletal Muscle

     - Muscle Cramps:
             - diff dx:
                   - exercise-associated muscle cramping 
                   - Parkinson’s disease
                   - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
                   - peripheral neuropathy
                   - lumbar radiculopathy (S1)
                   - metabolic myopathies (myopathic disorders)
                   - low serum Mg and calcium
                   - vascular insufficiency
                   - hypothyroidism
                   - diabetes mellitus 
                   - lipid-lowering agents, antihypertensives, ß-agonists insulin; oral contraceptives
             - labs:
                    - serum CPK levels:
             - references:
                    - Randomised, cross-over, placebo controlled trial of magnesium citrate in the treatment of chronic persistent leg cramps. 
                    - Magnesium for the treatment of nocturnal leg cramps: a crossover randomized trial.