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Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
cocaine) • Direct Muscle ... Damage (Trauma/ ... crush injury, burns ... exercise) • Muscle ... Disease (myositis
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
to Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) What to ... ask/look for: ... Liano 1996) - ATN ... CKD— 13% (mostly ATN
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... symptoms: - Muscle ... declines > ALT) • AKI ... + myoglobin AKI ... hyperkalemia or ATN
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Management Summary Trauma ... syndrome, Electrical injury ... Dermatomyositis) AKI ... muscles -> HYPOTENSION ... hyperkalemia or ATN
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... interstitium • ATN ... enlargement • Trauma ... #AKI #Differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Tetanus, Transverse Myelitis ... , Trauma, Tumor ... Phrenic nerve injury ... aminoglycosides) • Muscles
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Transverse View

Young male with MMA injury
on POCUS after trauma ... male with MMA injury ... oval masses in muscle ... #thigh #POCUS #muscle ... #msk #clinical
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Sagittal View

Young male with MMA injury
on POCUS after trauma ... male with MMA injury ... oval masses in muscle ... #thigh #POCUS #muscle ... #msk #clinical
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Lyme disease Muscle ... Compartment syndrome • Myositis ... Repetitive strain injury ... • Crush injury ... lower #extremity #msk
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
- Seizures: Trauma ... infarction, Acute renal injury ... ): • PROXIMAL MUSCLE ... Inclusion body myositis