Myoglobinuria is associated with which of the following: September 2011: (A) Tumours, (B) Electrical injury, (C) Crush injury, (D) All of the above
Answer is C. Ans. C: Crush Injury Myoglobinuric acute renal failure complicates 30% of the cases of rhabdomyolysis Common causes of the latter include traumatic crush injury, acute muscle ischemia, seizures, excessive exercise, heat stroke or malignant hypehermia, intoxications (alcohol, cocaine), and infectious or metabolic disorders