Rhabdomyolysis

/ɹˌabdəmɪˈɒləsˌɪs/

/ɹˌæbdəmɪˈɑːləsˌɪs/

[noun]

Rhabdomyolysis

[NOUN]

muscle tissue breakdown leading to myoglobin release, which can potentially cause kidney damage and other symptoms

Examples

1. Furthermore, an overworked horse can suffer from exertional rhabdomyolysis, which can cause muscle pain, muscle necrosis, and eventual kidney damage.

2. And anywhere from 10-50% of rhabdomyolysis patients develop acute renal failure, which can be fatal.

3. So, you can have necrosis, you can have rhabdomyolysis, which needs IV fluids and can cause kidney damage and kidney failure.

4. So, after six days, they tell me I have rhabdomyolysis.