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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
Myelopathy - Injury ... cord - Signs and Symptoms ... • Gross motor weakness ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... of neoplasm • Fracture ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Spondyloarthropathies • Myelopathic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
femoral heads • Myopathy ... (Also caused by ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... #diagnosis #neurology
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
in elderly Causes ... Microscopic damage weakens ... #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #pathophysiology
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
Symptoms: Tiredness ... Myalgia, Muscle weakness ... Carpal timel syndrome ... hypertrophy, Proximal myopathy ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia
 • CNS: Seizures, Delirium, Paresthesias, Central & extrapontine myelinolysis, Hallucinations, Fatigue
 • Hematologic:
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia ... Bone pain • MSK ... : Proximal myopathy ... Diaphragmatic weakness ... #Signs #Diagnosis
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 ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... • Congenital Myopathy ... #Algorithm #Causes
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
level of muscle weakness ... less systemic symptoms ... anti-synthetase syndrome ... /full triad at diagnosis ... have significant weakness