2004
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.14.1561
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Laboratory Tests to Determine the Cause of Hypokalemia and Paralysis

Abstract: Calculating the transtubular potassium concentration gradient and potassium-creatinine ratio provided a simple and reliable test to distinguish HPP from non-HPP. Minimal potassium chloride supplementation should be given to avoid rebound hyperkalemia in patients with HPP.

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“…Nonfamilial HypoPP includes thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) and sporadic periodic paralysis (SPP), which are more common among Asians and Hispanics. 2 Although the incidence of TPP in Asian countries (2%) is approximately 10-20 times higher than the incidence in non-Asian ethnic populations (0.1%-0.2%), TPP is increasingly reported in Western countries because of globalization and immigration. 3 …”
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“…Nonfamilial HypoPP includes thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) and sporadic periodic paralysis (SPP), which are more common among Asians and Hispanics. 2 Although the incidence of TPP in Asian countries (2%) is approximately 10-20 times higher than the incidence in non-Asian ethnic populations (0.1%-0.2%), TPP is increasingly reported in Western countries because of globalization and immigration. 3 …”
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“…2 There are several causes for this disorder; hypoPP can be secondary to renal or gastrointestinal potassium loss. 3 In this occurrence, abnormal blood potassium levels are also observed between attacks, and muscle weakness fluctuates in parallel with blood potassium levels. Muscle weakness is thought to be directly related to the degree of muscle depolarization induced by hypokalemia.…”
Section: Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: a Muscle Disorder Causing Epmentioning
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“…Para evaluar la pérdida renal es muy útil medir el potasio urinario siempre y cuando el paciente no esté bajo el influjo de diuréticos o de ahorradores de potasio (22,23); en nuestro caso esta prueba no fue útil ya que la paciente recibía previamente espironolactona (ahorrador de potasio). En la evaluación de la causa de una hipopotasemia, cuando no es evidente, es fundamental correlacionar el potasio con el equilibrio ácido-base del paciente y conocer además el estado de los otros iones: sodio, cloro, magnesio, calcio, fósforo, así como del lactato y el ácido úrico, además del uroanálisis.…”
Section: Figura 1 Evolución De Los Niveles Séricos De Potasiounclassified