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Hypokalemic periodic paralysis

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis

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Is a type of:

Neuromuscular disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Rare

Symptoms

Leg weakness
Muscle weakness
Arm weakness
Paralysis

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Potassium
4
5 reviews
Acetazolamide
2
5 reviews
Klor con
Slow K
Kaon CL
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Tests

Electrocardiogram
Basic metabolic panel
Sodium

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A 40-year old asked:

What is hypokalemic periodic paralysis?

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A 43-year old asked:

Please help! I have hypokalemic periodic paralysis?

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A 36-year old male asked:

What is the cure for my hypokalemic periodic paralysis?

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A 34-year old asked:

My son has hypokalemic periodic paralysis. Where do I start?

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A 48-year old asked:

Can you tell me what exactly is hypokalemic periodic paralysis?

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A 36-year old asked:

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis What medical condition can this be?

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A 33-year old asked:

Does someone know anything about preventing hypokalemic periodic paralysis?

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A 34-year old asked:

I am suffering from hypokalemic periodic paralysis and want to know how can it be cured?

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A 30-year old asked:

What is hypokalemic periodic paralysis and how can one get over it?

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A 36-year old male asked:

What's the relation or connection between hypokalemic periodic paralysis and KUB UTZ finding "Renal Parenchymal Disease, Bilateral"?

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A 38-year old female asked:

I have hypokalemic periodic paralysis and a family history of malignant hypothermia as well as identical twin boys with epidermolysis bullosa simplex. Is it possible these could all be related?

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A 29-year old asked:

Are these symptoms related to low potassium or is it hypokalemic periodic paralysis?

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A 36-year old male asked:

What's more appropriate for hypokalemia or hypokalemic periodic paralysis? Potassium Chloride or Potassium Citrate? Thanks.

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A 36-year old male asked:

In hypokalemic peroidic paralysis,parentral kcl better given in ringer or mannitol?

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A 32-year old asked:

Could alcohol withdrawal cause hypokalemic paralysis?

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A 27-year old female asked:

hypokelemic periodic paralysis?

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A 32-year old asked:

Can medications cause paralysis?

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A 38-year old asked:

Is there any treatment for full body paralysis?

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A 32-year old asked:

Is there any medication I can take for paralysis?

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A 20-year old male asked:

What if you have sleep paralysis? Bad!

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Can paralysis happen during intubation?

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Is there treatment for partial paralysis?

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How to tell if what I have is sleep paralysis?

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A 48-year old asked:

I think i have sleep paralysis. What should I do?

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How the hyperkalemic periodic paralysis can be treated?

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What causes sleep paralysis? What stages sleep is this in?

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Is there any way to stop osteoprosis in patient with paralysis?

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What's spastic paralysis?

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What is hemiplegia paralysis?

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Whats infantile paralysis mean?

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