RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Myopathy for the general internist: Statins and much more
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 656
OP 664
DO 10.3949/ccjm.86gr.19001
VO 86
IS 10
A1 Chester V. Oddis
YR 2019
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/10/656.abstract
AB Patients with muscle diseases are often seen initially by general practitioners. This article reviews how to evaluate and manage such patients, including those taking a statin, how to interpret creatine kinase (CK) test results, and how to recognize common as well as potentially dangerous myopathies.