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rhabdomyolysis
(redirected from exertional rhabdomyolysis)

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rhabdomyolysis /rhab·do·my·ol·y·sis/ (-mi-ol´i-sis) disintegration of striated muscle fibers with excretion of myoglobin in the urine.
rhab·do·my·ol·y·sis (rbd-m-l-ss)
n.
An acute, fulminant, potentially fatal disease that destroys skeletal muscle and is often accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine.
rhabdomyolysis
disintegration of striated muscle fibers with excretion of myoglobin in the urine.
equine rhabdomyolysis
see paralytic myoglobinuria.
exertional rhabdomyolysis
see exertional rhabdomyolysis.
transient exertional rhabdomyolysis
see tying-up syndrome.
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One type of exertional rhabdomyolysis is 'white collar rhabdomyolysis', which is observed in people such as physicians, businessmen and attorneys who participate in competitive sports without being adequately conditioned to keep pace with a conditioned athlete (Russell 2005).
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Therefore, only rehabilitation following exertional rhabdomyolysis is discussed.
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