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Jessie is a 27 year old female who has been a long-distance runner since high school. Yesterday she took a spin class for the first time to get more variety in her workouts, and pushed herself to her limit throughout the workout, even though her legs were burning most of the time and she was sweating more than she did on her hardest runs. On This morning she woke up with severe leg and lower back pain, barely able to move. She calls a friend for a ride to the ER, where a blood test reveals elevated potassium levels, and urinalysis indicates the presence of myoglobin. Based on this information, she is diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis.

Besides extreme physical activity, what are 2 other possible causes of rhabdomyolysis?

What specifically is causing the presence of myoglobin in the urine?

Myoglobin is most similar to what other protein in the body?

What is the normal function of myoglobin in skeletal muscle tissue?

Besides rhabdomyolysis, what are 2 other possible causes of elevated blood potassium (hyperkalemia)?

The elevated potassium is likely to disrupt the function of which TYPE of muscle tissue?

How could Jessie have avoided this condition?

 

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