Rhabdomyolysis

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• Suspect rhabdomyolysis in patients with typical history (particularly those found unconscious), symptoms and clinical findings.
• When a suspicion arises, the diagnosis is easy to verify (plasma myoglobin; plasma creatine kinase, CK).
• Intensified fluid therapy is the most essential treatment measure: start with infusing 1 000 ml of 0.9% saline solution during the first hour.

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Anuria, Creatine Kinase, Dehydration, Dialysis, Diuresis, Fluid Therapy, Furosemide, G72.8, Hypocalcemia, Internal medicine, Kidney Failure, Myoglobinuria, Nephrology, Renal Dialysis, Renal Insufficiency, Rhabdomyolysis, Surgery, T79.6, Traumatology, Urine, alkaline diuresis, fasciotomy, muscle injury, muscle necrosis