Electrocardiographical case. Young man with generalised myalgia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-41

  Ngo, Adeline ^a   Lim, S H ^a   Charles, R A ^a   Goh, S H ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hypokalaemia; Hypokalemic periodic paralysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MALAISE; MALE; MYALGIA; PR INTERVAL; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; T WAVE; U WAVE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PAIN;

EID: 12444328828     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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