When Competitive Bodybuilders Collapse.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 29278145.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1080/00913847.1995.11947868.
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Abstract
In brief Numerous physiologic derangements can result when body-builders attempt to augment their muscle definition by using diuretics, potassium supplements, and dietary restrictions. A case report describes a 27- year-old male professional bodybuilder who employed these strategies and presented with profound muscle weakness and muscle cramps. He was found to have life-threatening hyperkalemia, ECG changes, mild rhabdomyolysis, and prerenal azotemia. Vigorous volume expansion and potassium-lowering maneuvers reversed the skeletal muscle and cardiac complications. The patient's symptoms resembled those of another professional bodybuilder who died after employing similar drug and diet strategies.