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Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase ... Levels Acute CK ... - Vit D/E deficiency ... tissue disorder, SLE ... differential #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... Rhabdo-myolysis: CK ... imaging #Acute
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... abnormality - Pyruvate kinase ... aHUS, mechanical cardiac ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac ... Impairment: • Acute ... endocrine: Vitamin B12 ... deficiency • ... dystrophies Work
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... the presence of anemia ... Screening Tests for Acute ... ) • Creatine kinase ... ANA and RF (if clinical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... disease • Prolidase deficiency ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... again we might see ... perfusion - Cardiac ... output - Acute ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia