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Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Avoid HypoglycemiaAvoid HypothermiaAvoid SuccinylcholineSkeletal Muscle Weakness

Pathophysiology

This neuromuscular disorder is caused by a defect in skeletal voltage-gated calcium ion channels. In most cases it is hereditary (autosomal dominant inheritance). Periodic paralysis, in general,...

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