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

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 bodybuild...

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Published inIndian journal of critical care medicine Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 227 - 229
Main Author Garg, Sunil Kumar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.04.2015
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
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Bodybuilders
Brief Communication
Health aspects
bodybuilder
rhabdomyolysis
tetanus
Acute pancreatitis
anabolic steroids
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0972-5229
1998-359X
DOI:10.4103/0972-5229.154559