BookNiraj Arora, Raghav Govindarajan, Saurabh Kataria, Premkumar Nattanmai Chandrasekaran, editors.
Summary: "This book functions as a practical reference for recognizing various patient presentations, signs, and symptoms that must be considered when treating neuromuscular disorders (NMD). It emphasizes the importance of recognizing these preexisting conditions as this can be crucial to treating patients properly with appropriate medications and procedures. Concise yet comprehensive, this 10-chapter guide analyses various neuromuscular weaknesses including respiratory and progressive muscle weakness. Chapters address the involvement of multiple organ systems in NMD, with specific attention to cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrhythmias, and dystrophinopathies. Discussions also address the challenges practitioners face when treating vulnerable demographics such as pregnant women and those with hyper metabolic conditions"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Approach to weakness
Neuromuscular respiratory weakness
Rapidly progressive muscle weakness
Cardiac complications associated with neuromuscular diseases
Neuromuscular emergencies in the neuroscience intensive care unit
Anesthesia-related complications in neuromuscular disorders in adults
Pregnancy and neuromuscular emergencies
Malignant hyperthermia
Pediatric neuromuscular emergencies and urgencies
Management of pain in neuromuscular disorders
Correction to: Neuromuscular urgencies and emergencies