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Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... Critical Illness Myopathy ... Subacute to Chronic Causes ... - Inflammatory myopathy ... : dermatomyositis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... , Polymyositis/dermatomyositis ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... • Congenital Myopathy ... Statin Toxicity • Dermatomyositis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
levels • EMG DERMATOMYOSITIS ... dermatomyositis ... of the time) Dermatomyositis ... association with dermatomyositis ... statins - probably caused
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
stroke, Metabolic myopathies ... (polymyositis/Dermatomyositis ... Management #Summary #causes
Myositis and Myopathies
#ESR #CK #Differential diagnosis of myopathy 
#Inflammatory #myopathies	#Dermatomyositis	
#muscle weakness
#Polymyositis	
#Inclusion body myositis
#Polymyalgia rheumatica	
#Fibromyalgia	
#Hypothyroid myopathy	
#Muscle stiffness
#Drug-induced
Myositis and Myopathies ... #Inflammatory #myopathies ... #Dermatomyositis ... #Hypothyroid myopathy ... Statin-induced myopathy
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies ... - Dermatomyositis ... Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy ... #Inflammatory #Myopathies ... #Idiopathic #Myopathy
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... - Metabolic myopathies ... : Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis ... Diagnosis #Management #causes
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Myositis and Myopathies ... Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2 Dermatomyositis ... load Drug-induced myopathy ... 5-15% of lupus myopathy ... #myopathy #differential
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy ... • Metabolic myopathies ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... #differential #causes