Acute hyperkalemic paralysis in a uremic patient

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 630-633

  Cheng, Chih Jen ^a   Chiu, Jainn Shiun ^a   Huang, Wei Hsin ^b   Lin, Shih Hua ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Taitung Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coconut; Electrocardiography; Hyperkalaemia; Paralysis; Uremia

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CREATININE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COCONUT MILK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIALYSATE LEVEL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DYSESTHESIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; POTASSIUM INTAKE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; UREMIA;

ADULT; BEVERAGES; COCOS; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; PARALYSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; UREMIA;

EID: 29244437499     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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