Muscle wasting
Muscle wasting is a clinical finding where one or more muscles have decreased in size due to disuse, inadequate blood supply, or other causes.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 32-year old asked:
What would cause right side muscle wasting?
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A 39-year old female asked:
What medication can be given for severe muscle wasting?
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A 34-year old male asked:
How long can a person fast before muscle wasting occurs?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Muscle wasting?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is it possible to reverse the muscle wasting from drug use?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Are there any safe drugs that can help prevent muscle waste caused from to much surgery and where muscle has been scraped out?
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A 37-year old asked:
Does muscle wasting start rapidly after nerve compression?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Progressive muscle wasting?
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A 30-year old male asked:
What can I do to build up my calf muscle after muscle waste from a number of operations?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is atrophy the same as muscle wasting?
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A 33-year old asked:
What causes unilateral thigh muscle wasting?
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A 43-year old asked:
What does muscle wasting(atrophy) feel like if anything?
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A 45-year old asked:
What do you suggest if my LDL is 167 and cholesterol is 247 can't take statis causes muscle wasting.?
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A 36-year old asked:
What to do if I have hyperthyroid and muscle wasting?
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A 29-year old male asked about a female:
Can nerve damage lead to muscle wasting ?
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A 40-year old asked:
Muscle wasting possible due to ulnar nerve compression?
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A 46-year old asked:
My LDL is 167 and cholesterol is 247. I can't take statins because they cause muscle wasting. Alternatives?
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A 32-year old asked:
My doctor thinks I may have proximal muscle wasting in my leg. What and why?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can infected root canal cause muscle wasting in face?
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A 39-year old asked:
What's the difference between muscle wasting disease or disuse atrophy?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Global muscle wasting condition has resolved. What are the chances that i can redevelop calf strength to restore my arches which went flat?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Muscle wasting after "diagnostic" epidural steroid injecton that turned out to be not diagnostic in 23 year old elite collegiate long distance runner?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Been taking prednisone for while and have been noticing muscle wasting of certain muscles over others, does this sound about right?
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A 30-year old male asked about a 26-year old male:
Patient is going thru strong chemotherapy selective where the cancer is located muscle wasting and loosing weight how to increase weight any rec. ?tia
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A 31-year old female asked:
What causes muscle wasting of the interossei in both hands and muscle waste on both feet please? Thank you
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A 57-year old female asked:
Is temporalis muscle wasting after craniotomy due to disruption of blood flow (retraction), or to damage to the motor branch of the trigeminal nerve?
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A 54-year old male asked:
When creatinine serum blood level is low 0.6, does this mean kidney is filtering good. What are muscle wasting symptoms & causes. ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Without a prior muscle wasting disease in a healthy 23 yr old what reason would account for muscle wasting following epidural steroid inj?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Negative EMG - Diagnosed with Ulnar Neuropathy. Is surgery still beneficial as a preventative measure (to avoid muscle wasting) at this stage?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Cut thumb 5 years ago. Still have full motion. Muscle wasting in opponens pollicis. Tingling when pinching something. Is there something to be done?
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