Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis in rural northern India – most have secondary causes

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-35

  Kumar, Vinod ^a   Armstrong, Lois ^a   Seshadri, Ms ^b   Finny, Philip ^a  

^a Duncan Hospital   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis; renal tubular acidosis; secondary causes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BARTTER SYNDROME; FEMALE; GITELMAN SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM;

HYPOKALAEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; RENAL TUBULAR ACIDOSIS; SECONDARY CAUSES;

ACIDOSIS, RENAL TUBULAR; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; INDIA; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901336212     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049475513512643     Document Type: Article

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