Rhabdomyolysis

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

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