The parents of a 15-year-old patient are informed that diagnostic tests are needed to determine if musculoskeletal changes are being caused by muscular dystrophy. For which type of muscular dystrophy should the nurse expect these tests to be prescribed?
Select all that apply.
1. Becker
2. Myotonic
3. Duchenne
4. Limb-girdle
5. Facioscapulohumeral
Correct Answer: 2, 4, 5
Myotonic muscular dystrophy affects males and females at any age. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy affects males and females between the ages of 15 and 40. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy affects males and females between the ages of 10 and 20. Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophies affect males.
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