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Crush Injury
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Condition overview
Attributes
Linked signs and symptoms
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- Bleeding
- Blood Pressure Below Normal (Hypotension)
- Blood: Creatinine raised
- Blood: Potassium Elevated (Hyperkalaemia)
- Bruises: Purple
- Bruising (Contusion)
- Heart Rate Irregular (Arrhythmia)
- Hypocalcaemia
- Kidney (Renal) Impairment
- Lactic Acidosis
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Muscle Deterioration (Rhabdomyolysis)
- Oedema (Swelling) Around Trauma or Infected Site
- Plasma Creatinine Increased
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
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Biological and test markers
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Often decreased
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Other associated markers
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Introduction / full article
Crush Injury
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Bywaters EG, Beall D. Crush injuries with impairment of renal function. Br Med J 1941
2. http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Crush-Syndrome.htm
3. http://uimc.discoveryhospital.com/main.php?id=438
4. http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/crush+injury
5. http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/000024.htm
6. http://www.aatb.org/webfiles/bulletinfiles/Crush Injury Fact Sheet_1 15 10.pdf
7. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra054329
8. http://www.slate.com/id/2242214/