Author: Alex Alexander

        Blood is essential to life, delivering oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and immune cells to every tissue in the body. This blood must reach them efficiently and continuously for our organs and muscles to function properly. To know how our bodies do this, it is important to understand the structure and …

Rhabdomyolysis, in its simplest definition, is a condition where the intracellular components of skeletal muscle cells are released and enter the bloodstream. An article published in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine in March of 2010 defines it as “…..the rapid break-down of striated muscle.” (Cervellin, Comelli, & Lippi, 2010) To …