Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis complicated by acute hypercapnic respiratory failure and ventricular tachycardia

Thyroid

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1321-1324

  Wu, Chung Ze ^a   Wu, Yao Kuang ^b   Lin, Jiunn Diann ^c   Kuo, Shi Wen ^b,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; THIAMAZOLE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GOITER; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOKALEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PERIODIC PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTOXIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MALE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 57449109720     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2008.0232     Document Type: Article

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