[toxvtc] Hyperkalemia

[Nicholas Nacca]

Thyrotoxicosis!

NN

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From: Nicholas Nacca <nicholasenacca at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: Question!
To: Freeman, Kalev <kalev.freeman at med.uvm.edu>


Thank you so much!

On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 9:33 PM Freeman, Kalev <kalev.freeman at med.uvm.edu>
wrote:

> Hi Nick,
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> Nice to hear from you. We’re doing great. Hope you’re enjoying the season.
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> This case you mentioned was the most interesting electrolyte abnormality
> I’ve seen, due to thryrotoxic hypokalemia with transcellular shift of
> potassium. Here’s my ppt slides with the ECGs, and write up of the case.
> Teaching pearl is to treat the thyrotoxicosis and don’t give K+ or you will
> overshoot.
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> Best,
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> Kalev
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> *From: *Nicholas Nacca <nicholasenacca at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Friday, October 15, 2021 at 1:49 PM
> *To: *"Freeman, Kalev" <kalev.freeman at med.uvm.edu>
> *Subject: *Question!
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> Hey!
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>  How are you? I hope this finds you well!
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>  I m sorry to cold email you, but I remember once you recounted a case
> that experienced a life threatening hyperkalemia in the setting of some
> endocrinopathy?  It was something to do with a rapid compartment shift in
> the setting of steroids?
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>   Was it just periodic paralysis?
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> Thanks,
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> Nick
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> Nicholas E. Nacca, MD
> Board Certified Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology & Addiction Medicine
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Nicholas E. Nacca, MD
Board Certified Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology & Addiction Medicine

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Nicholas E. Nacca, MD
Board Certified Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology & Addiction Medicine
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