Evolving paradigm of illnesses presented to medical Intensive Care Unit in body builders: Cases from tertiary care center

JOURNAL TITLE: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Author
ISSN
0972-5229
DOI
10.4103/0972-5229.154559
Volume
19
Issue
4
Publishing Year
2015
Pages
3
Article keywords
Acute pancreatitis, anabolic steroids, bodybuilder, rhabdomyolysis, tetanus

Abstract

Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one′s musculature. With the rise in number of persons adopting this activity, there is evolving paradigm of illnesses presented to intensive care in this population subset. Strict adherence to details of bodybuilding and avoidance of unsupervised medications are essential to prevent untoward effects.

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