SAQ 1007 – High-voltage electrical injury with rhabdomyolysis

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A 47-year-old man sustains a high-voltage electrical injury in an industrial accident and is intubated pre-hospital.

List factors that determine the severity of electrical injury.

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List potential causes of difficult mechanical ventilation specific to high-voltage electrical injury.

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He has dark urine and CK 41,000 U/L. What pathophysiological processes may cause rhabdomyolysis after electrical injury?

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Outline your management of the rhabdomyolysis.

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