Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP), a curable cause of hypokalemic periodic paralysis, can often be the first manifestation of thyrotoxicosis. Because the signs and symptoms of thyrotoxicosis can be ...

Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed drugs in medicine. Their use, however, is often limited by associated renal toxic effects. The most common manifestation of these toxic effects ...

Disorders which may lead to hypokalemia like Gitelman syndrome, Bartter syndrome, Andersen-Tawil syndrome, renal tubular acidosis or periodic hypokalemic paralysis were excluded by the negative ...

A 43-year-old man presented with acute onset rapidly progressive weakness in all four limbs (proximal greater than distal), following an episode of binge alcohol ingestion, and was admitted for ...

Randomization worked to keep potassium at the upper end of normal for the tight control group, resulting in higher serum ...

Avoid abrupt cessation. Pregnancy. Nursing mothers. Fluid retention, electrolyte disturbances (eg, decreased Ca and K+, hypokalemic alkalosis), muscle weakness, steroid myopathy, osteoporosis ...

Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) is an herbal drug. It contains chemicals called cannabinoids, including delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). The cannabinoids in cannabis work by ...

Effect of C7-T1 Extensional Posterior Transpedicle Osteotomy on Mobility and Quality of Life in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Complicated with Lumbar Kyphosis and Related Factors.

Keveyis is the therapy approved in the United States to treat hyperkalemic, hypokalemic, and related variants of primary periodic paralysis (PPP). Recorlev is a cortisol synthesis inhibitor ...