A Simple and Rapid Approach to Hypokalemic Paralysis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 487-491

  Lin, Shih Hua ^a   Chiu, Jainn Shiun ^a   Hsu, Chin Wang ^a   Chau, Tom ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acid base; Hypokalemia; Paralysis; Potassium excretion rate

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISORDERS OF ACID BASE BALANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; METABOLIC DISORDER; PARALYSIS; POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBOUND; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0142188783     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(03)00159-1     Document Type: Article

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