Table 1 A helpful mnemonic our authors constructed to highlight various etiologies of rhabdomyolysis [11]

R: Rare genetic disorders

disorders of glycolysis, glycogenolysis, lipid metabolism, mitochondrial

H: Hormones

endocrine pathology including diabetes, hypo/hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma

A: Autoimmune inflammatory myopathies

dermatomyositis, polymyositis

B: Body temperature extremes

hyperthermia and hypothermia

D: Drugs

statins, colchicine, daptomycin, anesthetics, cocaine, alcohol, heroin, amphetamines, methadone, Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

O: Other

ASIA (autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants), seizures, infections, trauma, exertion, ischemia