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Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Levels Acute CK ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... immobility • Critical ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... #differential #diagnosis
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
Clinical Significance ... Diagnosis and Context ... #cullensign #em ... #clinical #image ... peritonitis #IM #FM #ICU
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... Infections+++: Virus (EBV ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... of emergency, ICU