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Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Neuromuscular Junction ... muscle involvement, elevated ... CK #Peripheral ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neuromuscular Junction ... muscle involvement, elevated ... #Causes
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Reduced Ejection Fraction ... (HFrEF) Clinical ... Specific Signs: elevated ... gain, lung rales, peripheral ... effusions). 1/5 pts
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Orthopnea/PND and Peripheral ... hemodynamics and cardiac function ... Troponin may be elevated ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
reaction to an elevated ... characterized by PERIPHERAL ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
reaction to an elevated ... characterized by PERIPHERAL ... treat the primary cause ... management #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
subcutaneous edema Pts ... auricular papules Clinical ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... and diminished functional ... status Labs: Elevated