title: Potassium shift in thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.
abstract: A thyrotoxic patient who initially presented with periodic paralysis is described. Precipitation of an attack by a high carbohydrate diet was associated with only a modest fall in plasma potassium but with a marked rise in total blood cell potassium.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D011188:Potassium