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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Weakness, Normal CK ... Weakness, Incr CK ... therapy), Normal CK ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Symptoms (SAMS) ... symptoms: weeks ... Diagnosis: • CK ... symptoms (SAMS) ... biopsy if symptoms
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms ... can happen) • Muscle ... reflexes (at those muscles ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
associated with higher CK ... greater level of muscle ... less systemic symptoms
Hypothyroid Myopathy
Very common (up to 80% ) in patients with hypothyroidism
Pathophysiology:
 • T4 deficiency leads to
which impairs musde ... slow-twitching Type I muscle ... Asymptomatic CK ... proximal myopathy → Muscle ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
- Elevation of muscle ... Creatinine kinase (CK ... Biopsy Findings: Muscle ... - Bilateral Muscle ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
tensile strength of muscle ... damage to nerves, muscles ... Diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
cord - Signs and Symptoms ... Hypertonicity (muscles ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
• Hypothenar muscle ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Triceps Rhabdomyolysis on POCUS

Asymmetric gains new weight lifting routine right triceps enlarged. Ck 15k loss of
Ck 15k loss of defined ... fibers of skeletal muscle ... Ultrasound #Clinical #MSK
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