RHABDOMYOLYSIS

This study looked at 197 emergency room patients with rhabdomyolysis (severe muscle breakdown) to see if a blood test for a protein called NGAL could predict who would develop acute kidney failure within 48 hours. The goal is to help doctors identify high-risk patients earlier an…

This study tested whether giving a very high dose of lovastatin (a common cholesterol drug) for 3 days after a stroke is safe. 162 stroke patients received either the high-dose drug or a placebo within 24 hours of symptoms. The main goal was to check for liver or muscle damage, w…

This study reviewed medical records of 325 adults with crush syndrome in the ICU to see if certain blood-based inflammation scores could predict who would die within 28 days. Researchers compared these scores to standard severity tools. The goal was to learn if a simple blood tes…

This study looked at whether lower-body plyometric training changes levels of certain muscle damage markers in the blood of female college volleyball players. Sixty players were split into two groups: one did plyometric exercises twice a week for 8 weeks, while the other stuck to…