Lazy Lips: Hyperkalemia and Acute Tetraparesis—A Case Report from an Urban Emergency Department
Joint Authors
Braun, Christian Tasso
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.
Srivastava, David S.
Engelhardt, Bianca Maria
Lindner, Gregor
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 58-year-old male patient was admitted to our emergency department at a large university hospital due to acute onset of general weakness.
It was reported that the patient was bradycardic at 30/min and felt an increasing weakness of the limbs.
At admission to the emergency department, the patient was not feeling any discomfort and denied dyspnoea or pain.
The primary examination of the nervous system showed the cerebral nerves II–XII intact, muscle strength of the lower extremities was 4/5, and a minimal sensory loss of the left hemisphere was found.
In addition, the patient complained about lazy lips.
During ongoing examinations, the patient developed again symptomatic bradycardia, accompanied by complete tetraplegia.
The following blood test showed severe hyperkalemia probably induced by use of aldosterone antagonists as the cause of the patient’s neurologic symptoms.
Hyperkalemia is a rare but treatable cause of acute paralysis that requires immediate treatment.
Late diagnosis can delay appropriate treatment leading to cardiac arrhythmias and arrest.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Braun, Christian Tasso& Srivastava, David S.& Engelhardt, Bianca Maria& Lindner, Gregor& Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.. 2014. Lazy Lips: Hyperkalemia and Acute Tetraparesis—A Case Report from an Urban Emergency Department. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034717
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Braun, Christian Tasso…[et al.]. Lazy Lips: Hyperkalemia and Acute Tetraparesis—A Case Report from an Urban Emergency Department. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034717
American Medical Association (AMA)
Braun, Christian Tasso& Srivastava, David S.& Engelhardt, Bianca Maria& Lindner, Gregor& Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.. Lazy Lips: Hyperkalemia and Acute Tetraparesis—A Case Report from an Urban Emergency Department. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034717
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034717