Case Presentation: 59 year-old female with past history of uncontrolled asthma with multiple exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids, and recurrent episodes of non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis, presented with muscle aches. On exam, patient was hemodynamically stable and afebrile, with bilateral upper and lower extremity tenderness. Laboratory analysis was concerning for elevated creatinine kinase levels of 1127 U/L. Complete [...]

Case Presentation: This abstract discusses the inpatient care of a 74 year-old female who had three hospital admissions throughout 2022 with a detailed focus on the second admission. According to the patient’s discharge summary from her first admission, she was diagnosed with severe rhabdomyolysis (secondary to statin use) and acute renal failure requiring outpatient hemodialysis. [...]

Case Presentation: A 37 -year-old female with a past medical history of obesity status post bariatric surgery and hypothyroidism presented to ED for evaluation of progressive generalized weakness. The patient had a recent couple of hospital admission for recurrent rhabdomyolysis. During the hospitalization, she was found to have elevated creatine kinase (CK) level, hypokalemia, and [...]

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus type 2, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism and GERD presented to emergency department with complaints of weakness and myalgia. The patient reported that she was having trouble dressing and walking upstairs for 2 weeks. She stated that 2 weeks ago she felt weak and fell [...]

Case Presentation: A 26-year-old male with no significant past medical history was intubated due to respiratory failure from cocaine and fentanyl overdose. Admission labs showed severe rhabdomyolysis (creatinine kinase> 22K U/L), hyperphosphatemia (>20mg/dL) and hyperkalemia (>10mmol/L) with creatinine 2.9mg/dL. ICU course was complicated by hypoalbuminemia, chronic hypocalcemia (corrected calcium-7.6-8.4 mmol/L) and chronic hyperphosphatemia (5.6-10mg/dL). He [...]

Case Presentation: A previously healthy, obese 15-year-old male presented to an ED in North Carolina with acute encephalopathy preceded by six days of flu-like symptoms with one day of diarrhea and cough. On presentation, he was febrile, tachycardic, tachypneic, with other vital signs normal. He was disoriented with slowed speech, inappropriate laughter, and delayed verbal [...]