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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis (TPP) in a 28-Year-Old Sudanese Man Started on Prednisone

Joshua J. Tessier, Stacey K. Neu and Kristin K. Horning
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2010, 23 (4) 551-554; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.04.090220

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    Abnormal Laboratory Values During Hospitalization

    Test (Reference)Day 0, 0800 HoursDay 0, 1400 HoursDay 0, 1800 HoursDay 1Day 2
    Potassium (3.6–5.1 mmol/L)2.03.44.03.64.4
    Glucose (70–100 mg/dL)1289593
    FT3 (2.3–4.2 pg/mL)9.0
    T4 (4.5–10.9 mcg/dL)19.4
    TSH (0.35–5.5 mcIU/mL)0.013
    Urine potassium (mmol/L)23

    • FT3, free triiodothyronine; T4, thyroxine total; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.

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