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Rhabdomyolysis

Symptoms:

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease include the following:

Signs and tests:

An examination reveals tender or damaged skeletal muscles.

A urinalysis may reveal casts and be positive for hemoglobin without evidence of red blood cells on microscopic examination.
A urine myoglobin test is positive.
A serum myoglobin test is positive.
A CPK is very high.
A serum potassium may be very high (potassium is released from cells into the bloodstream when there is cell breakdown).

This disease may also alter the results of the following tests: