Muscular paralysis and ventilatory failure caused by hyperkalaemia.
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We report the history of a diabetic man presenting with hyperkalaemia and rapidly progressing muscular paralysis with severe respiratory embarrassment. His symptoms resolved rapidly with reduction of the serum potassium concentration. Similar cases have been reported previously but this is a problem that few will have encountered and is a diagnosis which should not be overlooked before artificial ventilation is commenced.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of anaesthesia
دوره 70 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993