How to Use rhabdomyolysis in a Sentence

rhabdomyolysis

noun

• The exact cause of Slusher’s case of rhabdomyolysis was not made clear.
  — Fox News, 2 Nov. 2019
• The six student-athletes had been hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis, said the letter the school shared with the Tribune.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023
• Levels in the multiple thousands or tens of thousands raise the concern for rhabdomyolysis, a syndrome of muscle cell death.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2021
• Heath parents said that many of the players were diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis.
  — Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023
• But because of a freak medical incident brought on by rhabdomyolysis, Aaron never made it to the finish line.
  — Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2022
• She was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, which is a condition that results in the breakdown of muscle tissue, in her arms.
  — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2018
• Brickner says that this is a sign of rhabdomyolysis, a severe injury to the muscles from an excessive workout.
  — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 31 July 2017
• In most cases of rhabdomyolysis, recovery begins with CK levels going down in a few days.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2021
• After a battery of tests during the first several days in the hospital, doctors determined that Aaron had suffered from the quick onset of rhabdomyolysis.
  — Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2022
• Jared Shamburger, a 17-year-old teen from Texas, was diagnosed with the deadly illness rhabdomyolysis after working out too much.
  — Health.com, 4 June 2018
• But after last week’s lengthy workout left him sore, swollen and hospitalized, the teen was diagnosed with a rare condition known as rhabdomyolysis — or rhabdo.
  — Fiza Pirani, ajc, 7 June 2018
• The cause of death was determined to be complications of acute rhabdomyolysis, the rapid destruction of skeletal muscle following blunt impacts to his head.
  — Drew Hill, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2018
• A few hours later, seizures, rhabdomyolysis, and kidney failure.
  — Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021
• According to his autopsy, the cause of death was a mental health crisis combined with rhabdomyolysis, a fatal condition that can be caused by overexertion.
  — CBS News, 16 June 2020
• One cause of rhabdomyolysis is extreme exercise, which damages soft muscle tissue and can cause discolored urine and lead to kidney damage.
  — Mark Whicker, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2017
• In March, former head coach John Harrell resigned in the aftermath of a January workout that required athletes to do 400 push-ups and left many players hospitalized, some with rhabdomyolysis.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
• Strenuous activity combined with heat increases the risk for rhabdomyolysis, which can lead to kidney failure and even death.
  — Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2017
• Severe heat exhaustion can bring on rhabdomyolysis, a breakdown of muscle tissues that can cause irregular heart rhythms, seizures, and acute kidney damage.
  — Aryn Baker, Time, 18 July 2023
• Two years ago, Purdy suffered from rhabdomyolysis (also known as rhabdo), a condition in which muscle tissue breaks down and releases a harmful protein into the bloodstream.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 12 Dec. 2018
• Garcia died after being diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, a disorder caused by overexertion in which toxins released by the overuse of muscles lead to kidney failure.
  — Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 16 June 2020
• Yet over the last five hours of Garcia’s life, a ProPublica investigation found, nurses and deputies appeared oblivious to both his rhabdomyolysis and his psychosis, doing nothing to treat either.
  — Thalia Beaty, ProPublica, 16 June 2020
• These can increase the risk of developing rhabdomyolysis.
  — New York Times, 14 July 2021
• That patient was rushed to the emergency room and had part of her small bowel removed after being diagnosed with a potentially fatal condition called rhabdomyolysis.
  — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 13 July 2023
• Reading about this unusual condition is the closest most of us will ever get to rhabdomyolysis, which is usually caused by overexertion during extreme workouts.
  — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
• Hyperthermia is a condition in which the body is dangerously overheated, and rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome in which muscle fibers die, releasing proteins and enzymes into the blood.
  — Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 30 Nov. 2022
• Blood tests in the ER showed dangerously low sodium levels and a serious condition called rhabdomyolysis, in which damaged muscle tissue leaches proteins into the blood that can cause heart damage, kidney failure, and death.
  — Sarah Trent, Outside Online, 26 July 2022
• The primary diagnostic tool for rhabdomyolysis is a blood test for creatine kinase.
  — Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2021
• In rare cases, people mistake rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo) for DOMS.
  — Lauren Del Turco, Health, 20 Nov. 2023
• Everett immediately went to the ER and was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis.
  — Daniella Emanuel, CNN, 9 Mar. 2018
• Her son was hospitalized and diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, which can cause kidney damage or failure, the paper reported.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 13 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024