22 May 2022
: Case report 
Hypokalemic Paresis in a 26-Year-Old Man After Recreational Cannabis Use
Unusual clinical course, Mistake in diagnosis
Simon Kjær Simonsen12ACDEF*, Nikolaj Fibiger Rittig
2ACDEF, Per Løgstrup Poulsen23ACDEF, Mads Vandsted Svart23ACDEF
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936008
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936008
Table 2. Laboratory data from admission (t=0) to follow-up. Values outside the reference ranges are marked in bold.
| Laboratory data (unit) | Normal range | Admission t(0) | ICU (48 h) | Discharge (5 days) | Follow-up (1 month) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium (mmol/l) | 3.5–4.6 | 4.1 | |||
| Sodium (mmol/l) | 137–145 | 139 | 139 | 136 | 140 |
| Creatinine (µmol/l) | 60–105 | 61 | 72 | 68 | 66 |
| Glucose (mmol/l) | 4.2–7.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | |
| ALAT (U/l) | 10–70 | ||||
| TSH (10 int. units/l) | 0.3–4.5 | 3.54 | 1.33 | ||
| Creatine kinase (U/l) | 50–270 | 166 | |||
| Myoglobin (µg/l) | <75 | ||||
| Magnesium (mmol/l) | 0.70–1.10 | 0.86 | 0.81 | ||
| Cortisol (nmol/l) | 171–536 | 285 | |||
| Renin (10 int. units/l) | 5.3–99.1 | 40.3 | |||
| Aldosterone (pmol/l) | 102–859 | 205 | |||
| Aldosterone/Renin-ratio (nmol/IU) | <31.0 | 5.1 | |||
| ICU – Intensive Care Unit; ALAT – alanine aminotransferase; TSH – thyroid-stimulating hormone. | |||||