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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... sometimes advanced treatment ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Toxicity - Summary Clinical ... Direct muscle injury ... Risk of muscle injury ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... IU/I • SAMS clinical
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... , Electrical injury ... Drugs (Statins), ... Management #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Decompensated CHF ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Losses, Third Spacing
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... With treatment, ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... testing and expedite treatment ... cerebellar ataxia Imaging ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho ... #MRI #Clinical
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... autoantibodies that will cause ... permeability Diagnosis ... Secondary prevention (statin
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
fibroinflammatory syndrome ... to parenchymal injury ... 1st line: CT or MRI ... sensitivity) Clinical ... gastroenterology #treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... Toxins - Drugs - Statins ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... #Management #causes
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Phrenic nerve injury ... heavy metals), Critical ... poisoning, Scorpion sting ... #differential #diagnosis