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Dr. Paik - Approach to Myopathies
Dr. Paik - Approach to Myopathies
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This document is a summary of a presentation given by Dr. Julie J. Paik on the evaluation and diagnosis of myopathies. The presentation covers various topics including diagnostic tools, differential diagnosis, and specific cases of myopathies.<br /><br />Dr. Paik begins by providing her financial disclosures, which include research grants, consulting fees, advisory board fees, and royalties.<br /><br />The outline of the presentation includes diagnostic tools such as history, pattern of muscle weakness, muscle enzyme elevation, electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS), MRI of muscles, and muscle biopsy.<br /><br />The history portion of the presentation covers factors such as the onset of symptoms, muscle group localization, cardiopulmonary symptoms, exercise tolerance, neuropathic symptoms, toxic medications, family history, rash, joint pain/stiffness, and Raynaud's.<br /><br />Muscle enzymes discussed include creatine kinase (CK), aldolase, and troponin.<br /><br />The presentation also includes information on the use of copyrighted material, with references provided, and restrictions on further distribution.<br /><br />Different types of myopathies are mentioned, such as myositis, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, endocrine myopathy, toxic myopathy, metabolic myopathies, distal myopathy, inclusion body myositis, myotonic dystrophy, motor neuron disease, and myasthenia gravis.<br /><br />The presentation includes three case studies. Case 1 involves a 56-year-old female with sunburn and worsening skin rash, muscle weakness, and elevated CK and aldolase. Case 2 involves a 60-year-old male on atorvastatin who experiences progressive muscle weakness and elevated CK and aldolase. Case 3 involves a 29-year-old female with necrotizing myopathy, muscle weakness, and elevated CK and aldolase.<br /><br />The presentation concludes with the importance of a multi-faceted approach to diagnosis, a broad but localized differential diagnosis, and the usefulness of myositis autoantibodies in diagnosis.<br /><br />The document also includes a financial disclosure, acknowledgments, and contact information for Dr. Julie J. Paik.
Keywords
evaluation
diagnosis
myopathies
diagnostic tools
differential diagnosis
muscle weakness
muscle enzymes
myositis
case studies
myositis autoantibodies
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