Hypokalemic paralysis and acid-base balance

Three cases of hypokalemic paralysis are reported, presenting to the Emergency Department. The first is a patient with a hypokalemic periodic paralysis with a normal acid-base status, the second is a case of hypokalemic flaccid paralysis of all extremities with a normal anion gap metabolic acidosis,...

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Main Authors: Ivo Casagranda, Riccardo Boverio, Andrea Defrancisci, Sara Ferrillo, Francesca Gargiulo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2006-10-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1271