Effects of potassium supplementation on the recovery of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 544-547

  Lu, Kuo Cheng ^a   Hsu, Yu Juei ^b   Chiu, Jainn Shiun ^b   Hsu, Yaw Don ^b   Lin, Shih Hua ^a,b  

^a Sch M   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypokalemia; potassium supplementation; thyrotoxic periodic paralysis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INFUSION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERIODIC PARALYSIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SEX; TACHYCARDIA; THYROID CRISIS; THYROID FUNCTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARALYSIS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEX FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROID CRISIS; THYROID GLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12444341488     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.09.016     Document Type: Article

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