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Creatine kinase (CK) is an intracellular enzyme present in skeletal muscle, myocardium & brain; smaller amounts
Creatine kinase ... (CK) is an intracellular ... testing for creatine kinase ... (CK). ... ATP = creatine kinase
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase ... Causes of Elevated CK ... Levels Acute CK ... AnnKumfer #Creatine #Kinase ... #Elevated #CK #
RHABDOMYOLYSIS
•	Characterized by skeletal muscle breakdown & necrosis. 
•	Elevated Creatine kinase (CK) hallmark of rhabdomyolysis. 
•	Defined based
Elevated Creatine kinase ... (CK) hallmark of ... Defined based on CK ... • Half-life of CK ... and cefdinir #CK
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
diseases (mevalonate kinase ... Muscular: normal CK
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
elevated creatine kinase ... (CK) and white
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
serum: Creatinine kinase ... (CK), lactate dehydrogenase
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
serum creatine kinase ... Tests: • Measure CK ... (symmetric) • CK ... muscle weakness • CK ... Serum creatine kinase
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
serum creatine kinase ... Diagnosis: • CK
Immunosuppressive Strategies for the Prevention or Treatment of Acute GVHD. Panel A shows several classic immunosuppressive
inhibition of Janus kinase ... rho-associated protein kinase ... and 2, aurora A kinase ... cyclin-dependent kinase ... in which these kinases
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
weakness • Elevated CK ... rash • Elevated CK ... Elevated ESR, Normal CK ... mildly elevated CK ... Myositis: elevated CK