Rhabdomyolysis Health Feed

The symptoms that you mentioned can also be due to poor muscle recovery and dehydration. But if you still have doubts you can definitely go for basic kidney function test. If they shows any abnormality then we can go for a specific test that you have mentioned. But if no abnormality is seen then I would suggest to have better food intake and stay hydrated take some out of rest so that your body can recover well. You can anytime consult digestion and we can also do some genetic testing that will ...more

Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) is an enzyme in the body. It is found mainly in the heart, brain, and skeletal muscle. This article discusses the test to measure the amount of CPK in the blood. Normal Results
Total CPK normal values: 10 to 120 micrograms per liter (mcg/L). High CPK levels may be seen in people who have: Brain injury or stroke, Convulsions,Delirium tremens, Dermatomyositis or polymyositis, Electric shock, Heart Attack, Inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis)
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Hi,
sudden increase of creatinin in blood may be due to
1. Rhabdomyolysis-may occur due to crush injuries after accidents. In this damaged skeletal striated muscle breaks down rapidly. Breakdown products of damaged muscle cells are released into the bloodstream; some of these, such as the protein myoglobin, are harmful to the kidneys and may lead to kidney failure. The severity of the symptoms, which may include muscle pains, vomiting, and confusion, depends on the extent of muscle damag...more

Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who have obesity. Metabolic surgery is defined as a set of gastrointestinal operations performed with the intent to treat diabetes (diabetes surgery) and metabolic dysfunctions (which includes obesity). Over the past 5 years, the term metabolic surgery has become increasingly popular. In 2002, it was suggested that gastrointestinal surgery could be used with the primary intent to treat type 2 diabetes...more

Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who have obesity. Metabolic surgery is defined as a set of gastrointestinal operations performed with the intent to treat diabetes (diabetes surgery) and metabolic dysfunctions (which includes obesity). Over the past 5 years, the term metabolic surgery has become increasingly popular. In 2002, it was suggested that gastrointestinal surgery could be used with the primary intent to treat type 2 diabetes...more