Re: Statins and muscle damage

In article <1149085922.524031.323410@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Tony
Wesley" <tonywesley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jason Johnson wrote:

Tony,
I read an article that was written by the wife of a man that developed
Rhabdomyolysis as a direct result of taking statins. He lost the use
of his arms, kidneys and legs.

Yes, you've said that a number of times. You never bother with a
citation. I don't know if you've read this in the New England Journal
of Medicine or Reader's Digest or the National Enquirer. Nor do I have
any way of judging if you've accurately summarized the article.

I do know that you've repeated cited a "report" that is not a report.
This has been pointed out to you a number of times and you continue,
unencumbered by facts.

It appears to me that most people in this
newsgroup have no compassion for those people that have developed statin
induced Rhabdomyolysis.

You confuse people rejecting your confused rambling with a lack of
compassion. You make an accusation that I find distasteful, to put it
mildly.

Hello,

I copied this sentence from the Hippocratic Oath:
"...I will keep [my patients] from harm..."

Doctor X prescribes statins to a patient.
During the following year, Doctor X does NOT conduct
any blood tests or urine tests to screen for signs
of Rhabdomyolysis which can cause kidney failure. It is
known that statins can cause Rhabdomyolysis.
The patient develops Rhabdomyolysis and loses the use
of his kidneys and has joint pain and muscle pain
for the rest of his life.
Please answer the following questions:

Did Doctor X keep his patient from harm?

Did Doctor X violate the Hippocratic Oath?

Do you believe that doctors that prescribe statins
should or should not screen them for signs of
Rhabdomyolysis?

Before you respond, I suggest that you read this two
page article related to Rhabdomyolysis:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/m
.

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