Relação entre a imagem termográfica, a temperatura ambiente e marcadores bioquímicos em militares com rabdomiólise durante o Curso Operacional do Batalhão de Ações com Cães da Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

Rhabdomyolysis has the overall concept of being the destruction of skeletal muscle cells, releasing intracellular substances into the bloodstream. Just as important as exercise as the primary cause of rhabdomyolysis are the secondary causes that, associated with exercise, have great potential for development and worsening of the syndrome. The most lethal risk is that this condition may develop into severe renal failure. Routinely diagnosed in military activities, it is necessary, through the correlation of the results, to propose a less invasive method than plasma markers to identify muscle damage early and, consequently, the evolution to rhabdomyolysis and renal failure. In this sense, we analyzed the relationship between the central body temperature, performed through thermographic imaging, the ambient temperature and the urine and saliva in military personnel exposed to the risk of rhabdomyolysis as a result of the 23rd Dog handler Course for Police Employment II/2019 (CCCEP-II/2019) of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State (PMERJ). The results showed that the thermographic camera is not a practical and usual tool for field research. However, the joint analysis between urine color and density appears promising if associated with other biochemical markers that signal in the urine that muscle tissue destruction and excretory system contamination are occurring