Electrocardiogram changes in Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) attacks are characterized as recurrent, transient episodes of muscle weakness that range from mild weakness to complete flaccid paralysis. Episodes of weakness are accompanied by hypokalemia, which left untreated can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias (6). In th...

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Autores principales: Lopez, Sarah, Henderson, Sean O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2012
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Diagnostic Acumen
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23359336
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.11.12127
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description Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) attacks are characterized as recurrent, transient episodes of muscle weakness that range from mild weakness to complete flaccid paralysis. Episodes of weakness are accompanied by hypokalemia, which left untreated can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias (6). In this case study, we followed a patient’s potassium levels analyzing how they correlate with electrocardiogram changes seen while treating his hypokalemia and ultimately his paralysis.
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spelling pubmed-35555822013-01-28 Electrocardiogram changes in Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Lopez, Sarah Henderson, Sean O. West J Emerg Med Diagnostic Acumen Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) attacks are characterized as recurrent, transient episodes of muscle weakness that range from mild weakness to complete flaccid paralysis. Episodes of weakness are accompanied by hypokalemia, which left untreated can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias (6). In this case study, we followed a patient’s potassium levels analyzing how they correlate with electrocardiogram changes seen while treating his hypokalemia and ultimately his paralysis. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2012-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3555582/ /pubmed/23359336 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.11.12127 Text en Copyright © 2012 the authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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