Hyperkalemia: A rare cause of acute flaccid quadriparesis

Acute flaccid quadriparesis secondary to hyperkalemia is a very rare and serious but reversible medical emergency. We present a case of a 73-year-old female who was admitted with rapidly progressive ascending paraparesis progressing to quadriparesis in about 10 h due to hyperkalemia. Patient was tre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of critical care medicine 2014-01, Vol.18 (1), p.46-48
Hauptverfasser:	Garg, Suneel Kumar, Saxena, Sanjay, Juneja, Deven, Singh, Omender, Kumar, Mukesh, Mukherji, Joy Dev
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Care and treatment Case Report Case studies Complications and side effects Hemodialysis Hyperkalemia Medical treatment Potassium Quadriplegia Risk factors
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