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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... #Causes #differential
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
Hypothyroidism – symptoms ... Symptoms: Tiredness ... Myalgia, Muscle weakness ... Carpal timel syndrome ... hypertrophy, Proximal myopathy
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #AcuteCoronarySyndrome ... #Symptoms #Signs
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy ... Antisynthetase Syndrome ... (ASS), Inclusion ... Myopathies #Idiopathic #Myopathy ... #Rheumatology #Differential
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - ... OMI vs STEMI - Differential ... EMN @EMNews #ACS ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... diagnosis #coronary #syndrome
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
proximal myalgia and weakness ... symmetric muscle weakness ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... antisynthetase syndrome ... myopathies such as
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness ... - Differential ... I am weak": • Myopathy ... Polyneuropathy, ALS ... #Differential #
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Myositis Necrotizing myopathy ... level of muscle weakness ... less systemic symptoms ... anti-synthetase syndrome ... have significant weakness
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
of Peripheral Weakness ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... • Congenital Myopathy ... #Neurology #Differential
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #AcuteCoronarySyndrome