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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy ... Antisynthetase Syndrome ... (ASS), Inclusion ... #Idiopathic #Myopathy ... Comparison #Managment #algorithm
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
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Myositis Necrotizing myopathy ... heliotrope rash, Shaw sign ... , holster sign, ... anti-synthetase syndrome ... and anti-HMGCR myopathy
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... - Diagnostic Likelihood ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS ... AcuteCoronarySyndrome #Symptoms #Signs
Myositis Specific Antibodies (MSAs)

Dermatomyositis: MDA5, TIF1y, NXP2, Mi-2, SAE
Anti-Synthetase Syndrome: Jo-1, PL7, PL12, EJ, OJ
Immune Mediated
Anti-Synthetase Syndrome ... Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy ... MSAs #clinical #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #table
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - ... - Differential Algorithm ... #cardiology #occlusionMI ... myocardial #infarction #diagnosis ... #coronary #syndrome
Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Screening Algorithm
 • Bloom syndrome
 • Canavan disease
 • Familial dysautonomia
 • Fanconi
Genetic Screening Algorithm ... • Bloom syndrome ... NEB-related nemaline myopathy ... Genetic #Screening #Algorithm ... #diagnosis
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
 •
Algorithm Ascites ... Intestinal Ogilvie's Syndrome ... • Ischemic Myopathic ... Scleroderma • Familial Myopathy ... #Algorithm
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
Cardiorenal Syndrome ... Type 3 - Acute RCS ... Hypertension, CKD induced myopathy ... #Cardiorenal #Syndrome ... #CRS #Types #cardiology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Motor Nerves: ALS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... #differential #diagnosis