6th Annual WML Academic Symposium

Poster Presentation
Time: 4:00-5:30
Presenter(s): Rae Freeman
Title: Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in a High School Football Player
Developed under the guidance of Dr. Sarah Christie , Exercise Science

A case study on the diagnosis and treatment of Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in a teenage athlete. The athlete did not have any sign of sickle cell trait in his family. Uniquely the patient had hypertension when diagnosed which is abnormal because the disease usually pairs with hypotension.