Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: Case Report

Autor:	KALAFAT, Utku, BILDIK, Busra, CAGLAR, Gulcan, DOGAN, Serkan, CANDER, Basar
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Acil Tıp Emergency Medicine hypokalemia paralysis periodic thyrotoxicosis
Zdroj:	Volume: 2, Issue: 1 155-156 Eurasian Journal of Critical Care
ISSN:	2667-8721
Popis:	Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is characterized by muscle paralysis and acute hypokalemia that secondary to hyperthyroidism, often detected in men and in Asians. The increase in Na-K ATPase activity as a result of increased beta adrenergic stimulation due to thyrotoxicosis causes to decrease intravascular potassium level resulting paralysis. In our study, we aim to discuss a case who applied with lower extremity paralysis in the emergency department and diagnosed with THPP.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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