Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis—A Misleading Challenge in the Emergency Department

Despite its’ life-threatening potential due to cardiac severe dysrhythmia in the context of severe hypokalemia, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) often goes unrecognized. Although classically confined to young Asian men, it can occur irrespective of age, sex, and race. We report a short series of...

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Autores principales: Bilha, Stefana, Mitu, Ovidiu, Teodoriu, Laura, Haba, Cristian, Preda, Cristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32443393
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10050316

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32443393
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10050316

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