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Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Levels Acute CK ... Elevation (Pain ... , SLE • PROXIMAL ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rhabdomyolysis
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... Anemia, hypoglycemia ... #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... underlying dz (SLE ... , uremia) - PEX ... Pneumothorax: - Hx: Acute ... #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... Minimal laboratory abnormalities ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Repolarization Abnormalities ... Electrolyte Disorders ... weeks following an acute