Rhabdomyolysis

Urgent message: For patients with flu-like symptoms, a careful history and examination are important to rule out more threatening diagnoses. SHRINESH V. PATEL, MD Overview In late winter/early spring, urgent care providers often encounter patients with flu or flu-like illnesses. It is easy to assume that an individual with a typical pattern of flu-like symptoms has the flu and not consider other pathologic processes.However, alternative diagnoses should always be in the differential, and careful history, …