Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine) • Direct Muscle Damage (Trauma/crush injury, burns, extreme exercise) • Muscle Hypoxia (Prolonged immobilization) • Infections (Influenza, HIV, Legionella, S. pyogenes, Clostridium) • Temperature (Heat stroke, malignant neuroleptic syndrome) • Inflammatory Muscle Disease (myositis) • Metabolic Disorders (Diabetic ketoacidosis, hypothyroidism) • Genetic Defects (Deficiencies in glycolytic enzymes or lipid metabolism, mitochondrial) - BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs #Rhabdomyolysis #Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
