Hypokalaemic thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in the UK [2]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 611-613

  Sinharay, Ranjit ^a  

^a TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBIMAZOLE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0041522663     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg105     Document Type: Letter

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