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Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Avoid SuccinylcholineHyperkalemiaSkeletal Muscle WeaknessParalytic SensitivityReduced Cardiac OutputAvoid HypoventilationCareful PositioningRestrictive Lung DiseaseRhabdomyolysis

Pathophysiology

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is not one disease. It is a family of inherited dystrophies — the majority autosomal recessive, some autosomal dominant — that share proximal arm and leg weakness...

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