Diagnosing Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies - Bedside Pearls, Rationale Use of Ancillary Testing-CoursebookDiagnosing Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies

CoursebookDiagnosing Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies

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This document discusses the diagnosis of limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs), including the different types of LGMDs, clinical pearls for recognizing subtypes, the importance of ancillary testing, such as muscle biopsies and imaging studies, and a differential diagnosis section. Overall, it provides a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis of LGMDs.

Keywords

diagnosis

limb-girdle muscular dystrophies

LGMDs

types

clinical pearls

subtypes

ancillary testing

muscle biopsies

imaging studies

differential diagnosis