Population
One 32-year-old male with exertional rhabdomyolysis following a spin cycling class
Design
Case report and literature review
Authors
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Extreme CK may not cause AKI in uncomplicated exertional rhabdomyolysis; this case leaves open safe outpatient management in select patients.
Exceptionally high serum CK levels (>300,000 U/L) in exertional rhabdomyolysis do not inevitably lead to acute kidney injury, suggesting some patients without comorbidities may be managed safely with outpatient follow-up after initial fluid resuscitation.
Jonathon et al. (2021) studied this question.
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