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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
Waddling (Myopathic) Gait on Physical Exam

Myopathic gait, also known as waddling gait, is caused by muscle
Waddling (Myopathic ... Physical Exam Myopathic ... waddling gait, is caused ... #Waddling #Myopathic
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... Critical Illness Myopathy ... Subacute to Chronic Causes ... - Metabolic Myopathies ... - Inflammatory myopathy
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... GBS, CIDP - Myopathies ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
 •
Dilatation Other Causes ... • Ischemic Myopathic ... Scleroderma • Familial Myopathy
Type B Lactic Acidosis
Elevated lactic acid when no systemic hypoperfusion is apparent
Causes:
 • Drugs (metformin, linezolid,
hypoperfusion is apparent Causes ... Mitochondrial myopathies ... Lactic #Acidosis #causes
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... • Metabolic Myopathies ... Other Congenital Myopathies ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... , Myofibrillar Myopathies ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis #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 ... #Hypothyroid myopathy ... #Drug-induced myopathies ... Statin-induced myopathy
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
stroke, Metabolic myopathies ... Management #Summary #causes