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Polymyositis (PM)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

AspirationFull StomachRSISkeletal Muscle WeaknessParalytic SensitivityAvoid SuccinylcholineHyperkalemiaImmunocompromiseHyperglycemiaDyspneaReduced Cardiac OutputArrhythmiasCareful PositioningAvoid HypothermiaRestrictive Lung DiseaseThromboembolism Risk

Pathophysiology

Polymyositis ( PM ) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy in which cytotoxic CD8 T cells and macrophages attack the endomysium of skeletal muscle, producing ongoing rhabdomyolysis and symmetric...

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