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Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
): • PROXIMAL MUSCLE ... Neuromuscular disorders ... connective tissue disorder ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rhabdomyolysis
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
- Classification ... and Differential ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Diagnosis
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
weakness • Elevated CK ... rash • Elevated CK ... mildly elevated CK ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... medical problem or symptoms ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Myositis and Myopathies
#ESR #CK #Differential diagnosis of myopathy 
#Inflammatory #myopathies	#Dermatomyositis	
#muscle weakness
#Polymyositis	
#Inclusion body myositis
#Polymyalgia rheumatica	
#Fibromyalgia	
#Hypothyroid myopathy	
#Muscle stiffness
#Drug-induced
Myopathies #ESR #CK ... #Differential diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis #muscle ... Hypothyroid myopathy #Muscle ... Cocaine-induced myopathy #Muscle
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... should have other symptoms ... #msk #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... or Behavioural Symptoms ... of Event Onset, Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Weakness, Normal CK ... Weakness, Incr CK ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
A Classification of Coagulation Disorders

#Coagulation #Disorders #Classification #Platelet #Classification #Differential #Diagnosis
A Classification ... of Coagulation Disorders ... #Coagulation #Disorders ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Psychotic symptoms ... • Psychotic symptoms ... #Differential #