Electrocardiogram changes in thyrotoxic periodic paralysis

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) attacks are characterized as recurrent, transient episodes of muscle weakness that range from mild weakness to complete flaccid paralysis. Episodes of weakness are accompanied by hypokalemia, which left untreated can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias (6). In th...

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Main Authors: Sarah Lopez, Sean O. Henderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2012-12-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4d16p1q9