A 23 year old female has lethargy and weakness. Her K is low. What’s the cause?
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Metabolic Mayhem
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Waxing and Waning Weakness
A 50 year old Chinese female presents with severe weakness. She has a history of previous similar episodes that self-resolved. What’s going on?
Filed Under: Clinical Case Tagged With: ECG, Emergency Medicine, hypokalaemia, hypokalaemic periodic paralysis, metabolic muddle, weakness
Hypokalaemia and Metabolic Acidosis
Filed Under: Clinical Case, Education, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Featured, VAQ Tagged With: Acidosis, ECG, HAGMA, hypokalaemia, Investigations, metabolic acidosis, RTA, TDP, Torsades































