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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 ... Fibromyalgia #Hypothyroid ... #Drug-induced myopathies
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Myopathies - ... Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy ... #Myopathies #Idiopathic ... #Myopathy #Comparison ... #Managment #algorithm
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
That May Mimic Inflammatory ... Myopathy • Central ... • Metabolic myopathies ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... MuscleWeakness #Myopathy
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM's)

RASH + MUSCLE WEAKNESS → Consider idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM's)

 • Overlap Myositis
Myopathies (IIM's ... myopathies (IIM's ... myopathy that occurs ... myopathy affecting ... #Myopathies #IIMs
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
, toxic myopathy ... , hypothyroid-induced ... myopathies such ... Statin-induced myopathy ... #diagnosis #management
Myoedema in Hypothyroidism on Physical Exam

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from the production, secretion or
Myoedema in Hypothyroidism ... and scaly skin, myopathy ... Myopathy due to ... Myoedema (shown ... endocrinology #hypothyroid
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Critical Illness Myopathy ... - Metabolic Myopathies ... toxoplasmosis - Inflammatory ... myopathy: dermatomyositis ... polymyositis, necrotizing myopathy
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
proximal weakness Myopathy ... mediated necrotizing myopathy ... Endocrinopathies: Hypothyroid ... • Metabolic myopathies ... certain drug-induced myopathies
Myoedema on Physical Exam
Myoedema (or "mounding"): A sign of Hypothyroidism, refers to a small lump rising
Myoedema on Physical ... Exam Myoedema ( ... characteristic of hypothyroid ... myopathy, lasts ... Myoedema is not
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
timel syndrome, Oedema ... Periorbital oedema ... hypertrophy, Proximal myopathy ... reflexes, Anaemia #Hypothyroid