22 May 2022: Articles
Hypokalemic Paresis in a 26-Year-Old Man After Recreational Cannabis Use
Unusual clinical course, Mistake in diagnosis
Simon Kjær Simonsen A* , Nikolaj Fibiger Rittig A , Per Løgstrup Poulsen A , Mads Vandsted Svart ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936008
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936008
Table 1. Causes of hypokalemia (modified from https://www.sundhed.dk/sundhedsfaglig/laegehaandbogen/generelt/tilstande-og-sygdomme/elektrolytforstyrrelser/hypokaliaemi/).
| Increased potassium excretion |
| Diuretics |
| Vomiting and/or diarrhea |
| Cushing syndrome |
| Hyperaldosteronism |
| Excessive licorice consumption |
| Other drugs (mineralocorticoids, cisplatin, and others) |
| Magnesium deficiency |
| Malnutrition |
| Genetics |
| Gitelman and/or Bartters syndrome |
| Familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis |
| Shift of potassium into cells |
| Thyrotoxicosis |
| Metabolic alkalosis |
| Drugs affecting Na+/K+-ATPase (including insulin) |