Rhabdomyolysis Flashcards
1
Q
what is rhabdomyolysis
A
muscle necrosis and the release of intracellular muscle constituents into the circuation
**muscle death!
2
Q
what labs do you look at for rhabdomyolysis
A
CK levels, myoglobinuria
3
Q
what are CF of rhabdo?
A
muscle pain to acute kidney injury
4
Q
what are some potential causes of rhabdo?
A
3 main categories:
traumatic or muscle compression
nontraumatic extertional
nontraumatic non extertional
5
Q
trauma or muscle compression causes
A
1= falls
immobilizaton (restraints, car, earthquake)
high voltage electrical burns
6
Q
nontraumatic exertional rhabdomyolysis
A
marked physcial exertion (untrained athlete)
exertion in hot humid condition
normal heat loss through sweating is imparied
sickle cell trait
hypokalemia (regulation of blood flow to skeletal muscles)
seizures
