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Pathophysiology of renal injury in patients with acute rhabdomyolysis associated with sympathomimetic drug abuse

Authors: K Delaney, L Velez

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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Recognizing the ischemic effects of sympathomimetic toxins on various vascular beds, we hypothesized that renal insufficiency in the setting of cocaine and amphetamine-related rhabdomolysis is associated with direct ischemic injury to renal tubules that is independent of the extent of muscle damage and volume depletion. …

Title: Pathophysiology of renal injury in patients with acute rhabdomyolysis associated with sympathomimetic drug abuse
Authors: K Delaney
L Velez
Publication date: 01-02-2004
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2746

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