Crush syndrome: pathophysiology and management.
Crush syndrome is characterized by a predictable sequence of events that include hypovolemia, compartment syndrome, rhabdomyolysis and acute tubular necrosis (ATN). Cardiac dysrhythmias are common. Pathophysiology, current management, and a plan of nursing care for patients with crush syndrome are presented.
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D003444:Crush Syndrome / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012774:Shock, Traumatic / Q000503:physiopathology*