Life-Threatening Hypokalemic Paralysis in a Young Bodybuilder

We report a case of life-threatening hypokalemia in a 28-year-old bodybuilder who presented with sudden onset bilateral lower limbs paralysis few days after his bodybuilding competition. His electrocardiogram (ECG) showed typical u-waves due to severe hypokalemia (serum potassium 1.6 mmol/L, referen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cheung, Kitty K. T., So, Wing-Yee, Kong, Alice P. S., Ma, Ronald C. W., Chow, Francis C. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24660073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/483835

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24660073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/483835

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