Life-Threatening Hypokalemic Paralysis in a Young Bodybuilder
We report a case of life-threatening hypokalemia in a 28-year-old bodybuilder who presented with sudden onset bilateral lower limbs paralysis few days after his bodybuilding competition. His electrocardiogram (ECG) showed typical u-waves due to severe hypokalemia (serum potassium 1.6 mmol/L, referen...
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| Main Authors: | Kitty K. T. Cheung, Wing-Yee So, Alice P. S. Kong, Ronald C. W. Ma, Francis C. C. Chow |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Endocrinology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/483835 |
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