Guest guest Posted August 31, 1999 Report Share Posted August 31, 1999 Hi Beth, >> This patient's examination reveals a shoulder with deltoid s/l atny. >> (Maybe atrophy.) She is not flexing her biceps. She is also not >> flexing her triceps. Listen again; it could be " atony " - lack of normal tone or strength, such as a muscle deprived of its innervation (per Dorland's). Just a thought, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 1999 Report Share Posted August 31, 1999 Tuesday, August 31, 1999, 1:29:35 PM, Beth Stoddard wrote: BS> This patient's examination reveals a shoulder with deltoid s/l atny. BS> (Maybe atrophy.) She is not flexing her biceps. She is also not BS> flexing her triceps. Could be ... Or, it could be atony ... meaning lacking tone. I've not heard it used in this regard (i.e., deltoids, etc.), but have used it with respect to gastric atony, etc. Seems to me this would be a legitimate usage for atony. Chuck -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Chuck Mattsen mailto:mattsen@... http://www.mindspring.com/~mattsen http://www.mindspring.com/~bluestarbooks/home.html http://www.handtech.com/tcweb/ChuckMattsen =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Random Thought/Quote for This Post: Every person gets to heaven in their own way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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