" Total CK elevation is a sensitive but nonspecific marker for rhabdomyolysis. Suspect early rhabdomyolysis in patients with serum CK levels in excess of 2-3 times the reference range and risk factors for rhabdomyolysis; initiate a full laboratory workup.
(...)
In a 1988 review, Ward suggested that predictors for the development of renal failure include peak CK more than 6000 IU/L, dehydration (hematocrit >50, serum sodium >150 mEq/L, orthostasis, pulmonary wedge pressure <5 mm Hg, urinary fractional excretion of sodium <1%), sepsis, hyperkalemia or hyperphosphatemia on admission, and the presence of hypoalbuminemia. Acute renal failure has occasionally developed in patients with peak CK as low as 2000 IU/L. To prevent renal failure, many authorities advocate urine alkalinization, mannitol, and loop diuretics."
 
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic508.htm
 
Ward MM: Factors predictive of acute renal failure in rhabdomyolysis. Arch Intern Med 1988 Jul; 148(7): 1553-7[Medline].
 
 

"Alkalinization of urine by the administration of intravenous bicarbonate has also been shown to be beneficial in nonrandomized studies. Alkalinization of the proximal tubular fluid pH by the administration of carbonic anhydrase inhibitor acetazolamide has not been shown to be beneficial consistently, however. The reason for this apparent discrepancy is not clear.

-  RHABDOMYOLYSIS - Crit Care Clin. 1999 Apr;15(2):415-28, ix-x.

 

Martin Pham-Dinh
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Objet : URG-L: CK et Trauma

Cas vu hier
 
H 32 ans, parfaite sant�
Accident camion lourd.  Demi tonneau.  Incarc�r� en position bizarre (dont genou D en hyperflexion) pendant 3 1/2 heures.  A senti sa jambe droite engourdie durant tout ce temps.
 
2 probl�mes:
1.- Baisse importante sensibilit� et proprioception a/n pied droit, surtout la plante.  Baisse force extension cheville et gros orteil (4/5).  Pas de ROT achil�en.  Plaie de pression genou droit.  Pas de fracture.
 
Questions: atteinte neurologique par anoxie?  � quoi ressemble l'�volution?  Ne me semble pas un SPE (sciatique poplit� externe) vue l'atteinte proprioceptive et absence ROT.
 
2.- Pic de CK � 13000.  "By the book" une rhabdomyolyse.  Ce n'est pas surprenant vu le trauma par contre.
 
Questions: � combien traite-t-on plus agressivement???  Croyez-vous � l'alcalinisation des urines et/ou � la diur�se forc�e avec mannitol?
 
Martin Loranger MD
Urgence Charles LeMoyne

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