Question: "How Does Crestor Relate To Kidney Failure?" Atty. Jim Burke Answers This Important FAQ In The Video Below.
Intro To Crestor, Its Risks, & Your Options
Is Crestor Dangerous?
How Does Crestor Cause Harm?
Should Crestor Be Available For Sale?
What Are Crestor's Side Effects?
What Injuries Can Crestor Cause? Crestor & Myoglobinuria
What Is Rhabdomyolysis? Is There A Time Limit On Claims?
How Is Rhabdomyolysis Treated? How To Protect Your Crestor Claim
Crestor & Renal (Kidney) Failure What's Next If You Hire An Attorney?
We are investigating CRESTOR cases right now. If you have taken CRESTOR, and after starting the drug you were told you have Rhabdomyolysis, Renal Failure, Kidney Failure or Myoglobinuria, you may be entitled to participate in a legal claim against the makers of CRESTOR. We can help you. If you are taking CRESTOR and you have not been diagnosed with any of these serious health conditions, but you are suffering any of the symptoms discussed in the videos above, please contact your doctor immediately. Do that first. These conditions are extremely serious and they can progress rapidly. Timely treatment is critical.
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Text Of Video
Question: What is Acute Renal Failure?
Answer: Acute renal failure is the rapid loss of kidney function. It can result from Rhabdomyolysis, a very serious condition for which people who take the statin drug, Crestor at at increased risk. Rhabdomyolysis is the rapid degeneration of skeletal muscle tissue. As the tissue degrades, dead cells and a protein called myoglobin are deposited into the blood stream at much higher levels than normal. This debris is carried to the kidneys, where the kidneys try to filter it out. When there is too much of it, as there is once Rhabdomyolysis starts to progress, the kidneys are overwhelmed by the destroyed muscle cells and the myoglobin, which are toxic. The toxic matter, released by the decaying muscles into the bloodstream, blocks the filtering mechanism in the kidneys and they rapidly begin to shut down. This can very quickly become a life threatening situation, so if you take a statin drug, and especially if you take Crestor, you want to alert your doctor if you experience any of these symptoms: swelling of the legs and feet, decreased urine output, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, feelings of confusion or anxiety, and this last one is very important—pain in the back just below the rib cage.
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