Rebound Hyperkalemia in Patients with Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: Three Cases Reports and Literature Review

Rebound Hyperkalemia in Patients with Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: Three Cases Reports and Literature Review

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Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is an endocrine emergency caused by thyrotoxicosis, mainly manifesting as periodic muscle weakness and Books hypokalemia, which seriously threatens the health of patients.The level of hypokalemia is closely related to the severity of muscle weakness in patients with TPP, and potassium supplementation can quickly alleviate the symptom of muscle weakness and hypokalemia.However, excessive potassium supplementation can lead to acute rebound hyperkalemia in patients with TPP, which also threatens the health of patients.

This article reported 3 cases of TPP patients with acute rebound Milk Thistle (Silymarin) hyperkalemia caused by excessive potassium supplementation, and analyzed the risk factors for rebound hyperkalemia, in order to provide more information for the clinical treatment of TPP patients.