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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Myositis ... Osteoporosis #Systemic ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Autoimmune Myositis ... associated with higher CK ... greater level of muscle ... weakness, less systemic ... symptoms, and less
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
• Myalgia • Myositis ... syndrome (GBS), systemic ... inclusion body myositis ... syndrome (LEMS), systemic ... Diagnosis: • CK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lupus - with Systemic ... should have other symptoms ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fasciitis) - Muscle ... Delayed Onset Muscle ... Fibromyalgia • Myositis ... Intraarticular #MSK
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK ... within the deltoid muscle ... consistent with myositis ... - Limits evaluation ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis ... Tests: • Measure CK ... (symmetric) • CK ... weakness • CK ... • Conduction system
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... Common Injuries by System ... ED arrival MSK ... #Electricity #Evaluation ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings: • Symptoms ... Hyperreflexia - Muscle ... - Transverse myelitis ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... differential #algorithm
Evaluation and Management of Hyperkalemia

As with hypokalemia, the immediate danger of hyperkalemia is its effect on
Evaluation and Management ... conduction and muscle ... The absence of symptoms ... #Hyperkalemia #Evaluation ... #Algorithm
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