Diagnosis:
This is a clinical diagnosis supported by laboratory tests
Findings on investigations:
+CK markedly raised
+/-EMG Florid myopathic motor unit pattern. Spontaneous potentials in many muscles
Muscle biopsy, if done:
- Necrosis of a large number of fibres
Other tests:
- Urinalysis: hematuria on dipstick which is actually myoglobinuria
- BASIC METABOLIC PANEL: hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, hyperuricemia