Last updated Thursday, December 29th, 2011
Calibrating the Cardy isn't complicated. It's basically wash and rinse, wash and rinse.
To clean the sensor you can use distilled water, which is a lot less expensive than buying refills of the "de-ionized" water that comes with the kit. And don't use their testing tape to clean the sensor. Buy Kleenex brand facial tissues in those little pocket packs. They are potassium-free, and work just fine.
To calibrate the meter first:
Last updated Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
This chapter from McGraw Hill's Myology, third edition; editors Andrew Engel and Clara Franzini-Armstrong, give a comprehensive look at the nondystrophic myotonias and periodic paralyses, written by one of the world's top teams in the field.
Chapter from Myology, third edition: Nondystrophic Myotonias and Periodic Paralyses by Frank Lehmann-Horn, Reinhardt Rudel and Karin Jurkat-Rott.
Thank you Professor Dr. Lehmann-Horn, Dr. Jurkat-Rott and Dr. Rudel for your kind permission to include this valuable information on our website!
Last updated Sunday, August 28th, 2011
We receive a steady stream of mail from patients who suspect that they might have periodic paralysis, but cannot find a diagnosis. The periodic paralyses are a rare group of disorders. It's only common sense that medical schools spend time training students in diseases they will encounter frequently, like high blood pressure and cancer, not disorders they will probably never encounter in their entire practice.
Last updated Friday, August 26th, 2011
Last updated Sunday, August 21st, 2011
Hospital Management Guidelines for Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Patients
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Last updated Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
The normal renal response when hypokalemia is due to non-renal causes is a TTKG <2, where a TTKG >5 is indicative of increased secretion of K+ in the cortical collecting ducts. Thus a transtubular potassium concentration gradient (TTKG) of greater than 3.0 indicates hypokalemia of renal origin, while a value below 2.0 indicates intracellular shift of K+, as found in ion channelopathy hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
Last updated Thursday, July 21st, 2011
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Last updated Sunday, July 17th, 2011
Clinical Synopsis
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (THKPP) is an uncommon disorder characterized by simultaneous thyrotoxicosis, hypokalemia, and paralysis that occurs primarily in males of Asian descent, including patients of Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Filipino ancestry.
Last updated Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Hospital Management Guidelines for Patients with Andersen-Tawil Syndrome
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Last updated Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Hospital Management Guidelines for Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis Patients
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Birthdate: ________Height: _______Weight: _______
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Emergency contact: Your emergency contact should be someone who can speak for you when you cannot advocate for yourself.
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