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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Myopathy (Also caused ... Osteoporosis #Systemic ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... involvement, elevated CK ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... involvement, elevated CK ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... Rhabdo-myolysis: CK ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm ... #causes
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
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
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
- Differential Algorithm ... - Non-MSK - Axial ... - Radicular - Systemic ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Causes
Approach to Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Red Flags (SNOOPY)
S: Systemic Symptoms
N: Neuro Symptoms
O: Onset - Sudden
O:
Flags (SNOOPY) S: Systemic ... Symptoms N: Neuro ... Symptoms O: Onset ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm ... #neurology
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 ... weakness, less systemic ... symptoms, and less
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... symptoms/signs, ... #Causes