CMAP and botulism?

[chillaxbro]

UWorld 1399

What is CMAP and what does it mean when there is facilitation?

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[slz1900]

CMAP is compound muscle action potential. The muscle is stimulated and an action potential is recorded. Muscle facilitation is the opposite of muscle inhibition, so I think it is kind of a nonspecific term that can refer to normal activity or hyperactivity.

 

[takotsubo13]

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I saw a couple of questions (Uworld/nbme) in which you were required to know the difference between this and Action potential and diseases which could affect it in different ways (MG/Lambert eaten/botulism). Anywhere I could read up on all of this or just stick to the Uworld explanations?