A case of severe exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis associated with a weight-loss dietary supplement

Military Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 656-658

  Burke, Jennifer ^a   Seda, Gilbert ^b   Allen, David ^b   Knee, Treyce S ^b  

^a Regional Support Organization   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; OXEDRINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; DEHYDRATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYALGIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 34250378314     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.172.6.656     Document Type: Article

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