Sudden Weakness in A Young Healthy Man

J Emerg Med. 2016 Dec;51(6):725-728. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.07.005. Epub 2016 Sep 19.

Authors

Lauren A Rousseau¹, Shan W Liu², Kriti Bhatia³, Emily S Miller²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 27658553
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.07.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
Antithyroid Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Hyperthyroidism / complications*
Hyperthyroidism / drug therapy
Hypokalemia / etiology
Hypophosphatemia / etiology
Lower Extremity
Male
Methimazole / therapeutic use
Muscle Weakness / etiology*
Propranolol / therapeutic use
Young Adult

Substances

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
Antithyroid Agents
Methimazole
Propranolol