Rhabdomyolysis

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symptoms that will be seen with these patients are hyperthermia, tachycardia, tachypnea, hypertension, aggression, and agitation. Sometimes, these patients have been in this state for so long they may be acidotic or entering the early stages of rhabdomyolysis. These patients will have “super human” strength, appear as if nothing hurts them and they feel no pain, extremely diaphoretic (and often times naked due to hyperthermia), be extremely combative, and have what appears to be a complete disconnect

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until it was pulled off from the market in 2001 due to the thirty deaths that were linked with the drug. Bayers has been dealing with the aftermath ever since. The drug was pulled from the market due to it’s reports to the FDA of development of rhabdomyolysis—a rare disorder in which muscles tissue is broken down and can lead to organ failure and death—in patients who took the drug! There have been accusations during Bayer’s lawsuit from the many families of those who died after taking Baycol how staffs

Camille Pargo Journal Club 7/15/2015 Article Title: Ezetimibe Added to Statin Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndromes Authors: Cannon CP, Blazing MA, Giugliano RP, et. Al Executive Committee: Representatives from Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI), Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), and Merck & Co., Inc. Enrollment Centers: Representatives from 1158 enrolling centers in 39 countries Journal: The New England Journal of Medicine Funding: Merck Journal citation: N Engl J Med 2015;372:2387-2397

Reason for Presentation: “I have severe, deep pain in my lower back, right leg and both arm that hasn’t resolved in 2 days.” History of Presenting Illness: Marilyn Monroe is a 22-year-old female with a known history of Sickle Cell Disease (Hemoglobin SS). She presented to the Emergency Department with excruciating “deep” pain, which she rates 9/10 to her lower back, right thigh, and both arms for two days. It has not resolved with oxycodone 10 mg as needed that she has at home. She reports she has