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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
of myopathy #Inflammatory ... body myositis #Polymyalgia
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Inflammatory Bowel ... Henoch-Schonlein Purpura • Polymyalgia ... Inflammatory Bowel ... Arthritis #Inflammatory
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
mutation) that alter inflammatory ... associated with Polymyalgia
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Autoimmune / Inflammatory ... Arthritis • SLE • Polymyalgia
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Polymyalgia Rheumatica ... • Polymyalgia rheumatica ... common systemic inflammatory ... rheumatic diseases, inflammatory ... #Polymyalgia #Rheumatica
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
for All Types of Inflammatory ... response to an inflammatory ... level to exclude inflammatory ... disease (e.g., polymyalgia
Suggested Treatment Algorithms for the Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis

#Management #Algorithm #GCA #PMR
Management of Polymyalgia ... Algorithm #GCA #PMR #Polymyalgia
Clinical Disease Characteristics and Suggested Algorithm for Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients With Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

#Diagnosis
With Symptoms of Polymyalgia ... Algorithm #GCA #PMR #Polymyalgia
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
giant cells PMR (Polymyalgia ... syndrome: Ocular inflammatory
IBD - Assessment of Lack of Response (sLOR) - Differential Diagnosis
Non-inflammatory mechanisms:
 • IBS
 • Fibrostenotic
Diagnosis Non-inflammatory ... SIBO, lactose) Inflammatory ... • Ischaemic Inflammatory ... clearance - Inflammatory ... Diagnosis #Causes #Inflammatory