Patients with Hyperkalemic PP (HyperKPP) develop paralysis or weakness (and sometimes muscle stiffness) when they eat potassium-rich food. This is also referred to as ‘potassium sensitive’ periodic paralysis. This is usually called Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis because most patients’ potassium levels rise during attacks. HyperKPP is due to a mutation in the sodium channel. Hyperkalemic Periodic…
Navn & CPRnr Højde: cm Vægt: kg Adresse: Egen læge: Emergency contact: navn (tlf: ) + evt personlige assistent og/eller ledsager: OPMÆRKSOMHED: patienten placeres i aflåst sideleje for at holde luftveje frie/åbne ved anfald. De paralytiske anfald kan hurtigt udvikle sig til lammelse og respirationssvigt. – overvåg patienten nøje. (Lammede patienter kan synes at være…
Patient’s Name: ______________________________________________ Birthdate: _________________________Height: ____________Weight: _______ Address:________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Primary Physician: _____________________________________________ Physician Phone: _______________________ FAX: ______________________ Emergency contact: Your emergency contact should be someone who can speak for you when you cannot advocate for yourself. Name: ____________________________________________ …
Using the Transtubular Potassium Concentration Gradient to Determine the Origin of Hypokalemic Paralysis Many patients with hypokalemic paralysis live in diagnostic limbo for years without appropriate testing and therapy. Since time is muscle in the channelopathies, patients need speedy diagnosis and treatment. Repeated studies have shown that the transtubular potassium concentration gradient (TTKG), easily performed…
Physician’s Summary Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoKPP) is one of the primary forms of periodic paralysis, caused by one or more mutations in the calcium, sodium or potassium ion channels in muscle membrane. Features of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis There are two forms of HypoKPP, a paralytic form and a myopathic form. The paralytic form is more…
What is Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis? Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis (HypoKPP) is a rare inherited muscle disorder which is estimated to occur in only one of 100,000 individuals. Because it is inherited there may be several members in a single family who have the disorder, which makes it obvious that the one in 100,000 figure is a…
Patients with Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Paralysis Patient’s Name:________________________________________________ Birthdate: ________Height: _______Weight: _______ Address: ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Primary Physician:___________________________________________ Physician contact: ___________________________________________ FAX:_______________________________ Emergency contact: Your emergency contact should be someone who can speak for you when you cannot advocate for yourself. Name:_________________________________________________________ Relationship:_________________________________________________ home phone# _________________ cell#_____________________ PRECAUTIONS: Place patient in coma position to avoid aspiration during…
Case Study of Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Paralysis A case study Originally published in Lifeline; Newsletter of The California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians Christopher Fee, MD and Susan B. Promes, MD FACEP Alameda County California Medical Center, Highland General Hospital Acute weakness is a common patient complaint in the emergency department with a…
A Physician’s Summary 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. It most commonly presents as sudden onset weakness in the proximal muscles. It is reversible when treated…
What is Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis? Thyrotoxic Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (TPP) is an uncommon disorder with three characteristics which occur at the same time: TPP occurs most often in males of Asian descent, including Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Filipinos. It also occurs more frequently in those of Native American and Latin American descent, but…