Look up: Rhabdomyolysis

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   rhabdomyolysis
   Acute, fulminating, potentially lethal disease of skeletal muscle that causes disintegration of striated muscle fibers as evidenced by myoglobin in the blood and urine.
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   Rhabdomyolysis
   Rhabdomyolysis: A condition in which skeletal muscle cells break down, releasing myoglobin (the oxygen-carrying pigment in muscle) together with enzymes and electrolytes from inside the muscle cells. The risks with rhabdomyolysis include muscle breakdown and kidney failure since myoglobin is toxic to the kidneys. Rhabdomyolysis can occur from exten ...
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   rhabdomyolysis
   <pathology> The destruction of skeletal muscle cells. Often the result of electrical injury, alcoholism, injury (or laying in one position for an extended period of time), drug side effects or toxins. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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   Rhabdomyolysis
   `Rhabdomyolysis` is the rapid breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue due to traumatic injury, either mechanical, physical, or chemical. The principal result is a large release of the creatine kinase (CK) enzymes and other cell byproducts into the blood system and acute renal failure due to accumulation of muscle breakdown products, several of which are injurious to the kidney. Treatment is with intravenous fluids, and dialysis if necessary.
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   rhabdomyolysis
   (rab″do-mi-ol´ĭ-sis) disintegration of striated muscle fibers with excretion of myoglobin in the urine. See also crush syndrome.
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   rhabdomyolysis
   rhabdomyolysis 1. The destruction of skeletal muscle cells. Often the result of electrical injury, alcoholism, injury (or laying in one position for an extended period of time), drug side effects or toxins. 2. A condition in which skeletal muscle cells break down, releasing myoglobin (the oxygen-carrying pigment in muscle) together with enzymes and electrolytes ...
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   rhabdomyolysis
   An acute, fulminating, potentially fatal disease of skeletal muscle that entails destruction of muscle, as evidenced by myoglobinemia and myoglobinuria. [rhabdo- + G. mys, muscle, + lysis, loosening]
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