Potassium Chloride Supplementation Alone May Not Improve Hypokalemia in Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 263-265

  Yu, Tsuan Shih ^a   Tseng, Chin Feng ^a   Chuang, Ying Yen ^a   Yeung, Lai King ^a   Lu, Kuo Cheng ^a  

^a CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hypokalemia; thyrotoxic periodic paralysis

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBIMAZOLE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARALYSIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTOXIC HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MALE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 33947596032     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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