Chapter 15 Pathology Muscles and Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures

muscular dystrophy

group of inherited diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers without involvement of nervous system

duchenne muscular dystrophy

polymyositis

chronic inflammatory myopathy

immunosuppressive therapy

laboratory tests

antinuclear antibody test ANA

C-reactive protein test CRP

erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESR

rheumatoid factor test RF

serum calcium Ca

serum creatine kinase CK

uric acid test

antinuclear antibody test ANA

detects an antibody often present in serum of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus SLE and other autoimmune diseases

C-reactive protein test CRP

blood test to measure levels of a protein made by liver

erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESR

measures time it takes for erythrocytes to settle to bottom of a test tube

rheumatoid factor test RF

serum is tested for presence of an antibody found in many patients with rheumatoid arthritis 

serum calcium Ca

measurement of calcium level in serum

serum creatine kinase CK

measurement of creatine kinase in serum

uric acid test

measurement of uric acid in serum