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Myotonic dystrophy--the most common adult form of muscular dystrophy--is a chronic, progressive, and inherited neuromuscular condition presenting with multisystemic complications including distal muscle weakness, myotonia, hypersomnolence, early-onset cataracts, cardiac conduction abnormalities, and slurred speech and swallowing problems (Harper, 2001).
Transcript of Isotonic, Hypotonic, Hypertonic, Crenation, and Hemolysis! Isotonic, Hypotonic, Hypertonic, Crenation, and Hemolysis! Hypotonicity is a form of tonicity. Tonicity is the measurement of the osmotic pressure gradient of 2 solutions divided by a membrane. Hypotonic refers to a smaller amount of pressure on your body's red blood cells.