Rhabdomyolysis

Diagnosis and management of muscle breakdown.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Emergency MedicineNephrologyCritical Care

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Clinical Guidelines

Management of Acute Rhabdomyolysis in Adults (Scottish Muscle Network, NHS Scotland)

UK Metabolic Biochemistry Network Recommendations for the Investigation and Management of Rhabdomyolysis

2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Warfighters 2020

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Exertional Rhabdomyolysis: A Military Medicine Perspective

KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury

Rhabdomyolysis: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document