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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies ... Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy ... Antisynthetase Syndrome ... (ASS), Inclusion ... #Idiopathic #Myopathy
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy ... or peripheral neurologic ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... MuscleWeakness #Myopathy ... #mimics #diagnosis
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
• Inflammatory myopathy ... such as • Statin-induced ... myopathy (SAMS) ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
Neurological Patterns of Weakness
 • Hemispheric lesion
 • Brainstem lesion
 • Spinal cord lesion
 • Polyneuropathy
Polyneuropathy • Myopathy ... #Neurology #Patterns ... #Weakness #diagnosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Motor Nerves: ALS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
Cardiorenal Syndrome ... Hypertension, CKD induced myopathy ... #Cardiorenal #Syndrome ... #CRS #Types #cardiology ... #nephrology
Acute Coronary Syndrome NICE Guidelines 2021 - BMJ

#Acute #Coronary #Syndrome #ACS #cardiology #diagnosis #management #NICE #Guideline
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Acute #Coronary #Syndrome ... #ACS #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management ... Guideline #2021 #BMJ #ACS
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Algorithm

Satya Patel, MD @SatyaPatelMD

#Acute #Coronary #Syndrome #ACS #Algorithm #Chest #Pain #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) Algorithm ... #ACS #Algorithm ... #Chest #Pain #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... proximal weakness Myopathy ... mediated necrotizing myopathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... I am weak": • Myopathy ... Polyneuropathy, ALS ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology