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Rhabdomyolysis-as my cpk and everything else went back to normal, are my kidneys safe from kidney failure, or is it possible for it to develop still??

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

You are safe : as long as you stay away from what gave you the rhabdomyolysis

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Answered 1/9/2018

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