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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 ... differential #diagnosis
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
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
Usmle step 2 ck
Pulmonary diseases (High yield points)
#usmle #algorithm
Usmle step 2 ck ... points) #usmle #algorithm
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... involvement, elevated CK ... Sensory #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... diseases (mevalonate kinase ... Muscular: normal CK
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 ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential ... Rhabdo-myolysis: CK ... syndrome: troponin, CK-MB ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... involvement, elevated CK ... Weakness #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
: Proximal • CK ... : Proximal • CK ... : Proximal • CK ... and distal • CK ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential