Diagnosaurus
Rhabdomyolysis
Etiology
- Crush injury
- Prolonged immobility, eg, drug overdose, exposure hypothermia
- Statin use
- Myositis, eg, polymyositis, dermatomyositis
- Seizure
- Strenuous exercise or heat stroke
- Hypokalemia or hypophosphatemia
- Severe volume contraction
- Influenza
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Rhabdomyolysis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114043/all/Rhabdomyolysis.
Zeiger RFR. Rhabdomyolysis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114043/all/Rhabdomyolysis. Accessed May 19, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Rhabdomyolysis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114043/all/Rhabdomyolysis
Zeiger RFR. Rhabdomyolysis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 May 19]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114043/all/Rhabdomyolysis.
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