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Hemicentral Retinal Vein Occlusion on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Dr. Sebastian Vega @oftalmopo

#Hemicentral #Retinal #Vein #Occlusion #CRVO #Ocular
Hemicentral Retinal ... Vein Occlusion ... on Fundoscopy Ocular ... Retinal #Vein #Occlusion ... #CRVO #Ocular #PhysicalExam
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory ... Myopathies - ... Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion ... #Myopathies #Idiopathic ... #Myopathy #Comparison
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Inflammatory Myopathies ... Anti-MDA5, anti-Mi ... BrighamChiefs #Inflammatory ... #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
spinal cord • Inflammatory ... Myopathy: • Inflammatory ... • Metabolic myopathies ... EMG) studies • MRI ... certain drug-induced myopathies
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
dermatomyositis, inclusion ... Statins → Inflammatory ... myopathies such ... Necrotizing myopathy: Inflammatory ... clinical index (SAMS-CI