Severe post-dialysis hypokalaemia leading to quadriparesis

A 36-year-old male developed acute renal failure and severe metabolic acidosis following acute severe gastroenteritis. Two hours following haemodialysis he developed generalized muscle weakness, which progressed to quadriplegia over the next 4 hours. Electrocardiography (ECG) revealed classic signs...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2008, Vol.58 (1), p.41-43
Hauptverfasser:	SAIF, Imran, HALIM, Abdul, ALTAF, Ashfaq, SAIF, Mohsin, SIDDIQUI, Umair, MUHAMMAD KHALID RAHMAN, AZAM, Nadeem
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences General aspects Humans Hypokalemia - diagnosis Hypokalemia - drug therapy Hypokalemia - etiology Male Medical sciences Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Nervous system as a whole Neurology Potassium - therapeutic use Quadriplegia - diagnosis Quadriplegia - drug therapy Quadriplegia - etiology Renal Dialysis - adverse effects Risk Factors Time Factors
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