Severe hypokalemia in 2 young bicycle riders due to massive caffeine intake

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-130

  Rigato, Igino ^a   Blarasin, Luigi ^a   Kette, Fulvio ^a  

^a ASS 6   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Cycling; Energy drinks; Hypokalemia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CAFFEINE; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; MAGNESIUM; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PARACETAMOL; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INFUSION RATE; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; T WAVE; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PATTERN; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77949390533     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181ceca64     Document Type: Article

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