title: Rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuric renal failure.
abstract: Rhabdomyolysis, a clinical syndrome resulting from the release of skeletal muscle cell contents into the plasma, is causally connected to up to 25 percent of all cases of acute renal failure. Critical care nurses need to be aware of precipitating factors and proper interventions in order to assure optimal function in this patient population.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harper
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000652:urine; D003422:Critical Care; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000652:urine; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology