A 25 year old female presents with generalized restriction of eye movement in all direction, intermittent ptosis, proximal muscle weakness and fatigability.Which is the MOST useful test in making the diagnosis?
ACPK
BEdrophonium test
CEMG
DMuscle biopsy
An infant previously diagnosed with a large muscular VSD comes to the office with complaints from the mother of fatigue and poor feeding over the past month. You note the child has not gained weight since the previous visit 2 months ago. The child is apathetic, tachypneic, and has wheezes and crackles on lung auscultation. What is the most likely cardiac diagnosis based on this patient's presentation?
ACongenital heart block
BProlonged QT syndrome
CCongestive heart failure
DHypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is inherited as:
AAutosomal dominant
BAutosomal recessive
CX-linked recessive
DX-linked dominant
EMitochondrial inheritance
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