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'''Rhabdomyolysis''' is an unnecessarily long word to describe the condition in which skeletal muscle breaks down because you worked out a little too hard. From hereonin, we will use the much easier to say and write '''rhabdo'''.
'''Signs and Symptoms'''
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'''Rhabdo''' is characterized by muscle pain, weakness, and dark-colored urine. There is usually an underlying cause like a crush injury, seizures, polymyositis, doing 1 million push ups, or running back-and-forth cross the United States "just because" like Forrest Gump.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/02/forrest-gump-rhabdo/ Forrest Gump Still in Rhabdo 30 Years After Epic Cross-Country Run]</ref>
'''Mechanism'''
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Inflamed and managed skeletal tissue basically says "f**k it!" and implodes, spilling stuff like creatine kinase and [[Gout|uric acid]] into the blood, which can subsequently kill the [[American Society of Nephrology|kidneys]] big time.
'''Diagnosis'''
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'''Rhabdo''' is suspected when one's serum '''rhabdo''' level is abnormal.
'''Treatment'''
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A sh*t ton of IV fluids.
'''Fun Facts'''
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Did you know that Forrest Gump had '''rhabdo''' for over 30 years? That teaches us a very valuable lesson: exercise does more harm than good.
'''References'''
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<references />
[[Category:Internal Medicine]]
'''Rhabdomyolysis''' is an unnecessarily long word to describe the condition in which skeletal muscle breaks down because you worked out a little too hard. From hereonin, we will use the much easier to say and write '''rhabdo'''.
'''Signs and Symptoms'''
----
'''Rhabdo''' is characterized by muscle pain, weakness, and dark-colored urine. There is usually an underlying cause like a crush injury, seizures, polymyositis, doing 1 million push ups, or running back-and-forth cross the United States "just because" like Forrest Gump.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/02/forrest-gump-rhabdo/ Forrest Gump Still in Rhabdo 30 Years After Epic Cross-Country Run]</ref>
'''Mechanism'''
----
Inflamed and managed skeletal tissue basically says "f**k it!" and implodes, spilling stuff like creatine kinase and [[Gout|uric acid]] into the blood, which can subsequently kill the [[American Society of Nephrology|kidneys]] big time.
'''Diagnosis'''
----
'''Rhabdo''' is suspected when one's serum '''rhabdo''' level is abnormal.
'''Treatment'''
----
A sh*t ton of IV fluids.
'''Fun Facts'''
----
Did you know that Forrest Gump had '''rhabdo''' for over 30 years? That teaches us a very valuable lesson: exercise does more harm than good.
'''References'''
----
<references />
[[Category:Internal Medicine]]
