Case Studies and Testimonials

 

Sample Cases:

 

Case I [5]:

• Age: 23

• Sex: Male

• Event: Motor Vehicle Accident

• Main Injury: lower extremity trauma with severe muscle damage

• Complications: cardiac arrhythmia (caused by hyperkalemia), cardiac arrest, and AKI, severe hypercalcemia complicated recovery of the AKI

• Had third highest calcium level associated with rhabdomyolysis in the current literature 

 

Case II [18]:

• Age: 16

• Sex: Male

• Event: football training camp

• Other: dehydration exasperated by training camp; in hospital 3 days with ‘mild’ rhabdomyolysis; returned to practice day 7 after incident

 

Case III [3]: 

• Age: 39

• Sex: Male

• Main Injury: Exercise and alcohol induced

• In hospital 45 days; urinary volume poor for 6 days

 

Case IV [19]:

• Age: 55

• Sex: Male

• Incident: injury to forearms from being pulled on speedboat while holding rubber dinghy

 

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