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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... femoral heads • Myopathy ... Osteoporosis #Systemic ... 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 ... syndrome (GBS), systemic ... syndrome (LEMS), systemic ... Diagnosis: • CK
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Myositis Necrotizing myopathy ... associated with higher CK ... greater level of muscle ... weakness, less systemic ... symptoms, and less
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... should have other symptoms ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #arthropathy #arthropathies
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings: • Symptoms ... Hyperreflexia - Muscle ... - Radiation myelopathy ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... differential #algorithm
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Tests: • Measure CK ... (symmetric) • CK ... weakness • CK ... • Conduction system ... Very high serum CK
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
PMR) is a common systemic ... shoulder, and hip muscle ... • An evaluation ... Also consider an evaluation ... , inflammatory arthropathies