PARESIA HIPOCALÊMICA PÓS-EPISÓDIO DIARREICO E DIAGNÓSTICOS DIFERENCIAIS: RELATO DE CASO PARESIS HYPOKALEMIC (POST EPISODE OF DIARRHEA) AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS: CASE REPORT
Objective: To describe a case presenting with loss of mobility due to severe diarrheal episodes with dehydration and hypokalemia, as well as to list the differential diagnoses to be investigated in those cases. Case description: Patient with acute gastroenteritis presenting with severe dehydratio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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UniEVANGÉLICA
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Revista Educação em Saúde |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.unievangelica.edu.br/index.php/educacaoemsaude/article/view/2023/1805 |
| Summary: | Objective: To describe a case presenting with loss of mobility due to severe diarrheal episodes
with dehydration and hypokalemia, as well as to list the differential diagnoses to be investigated
in those cases. Case description: Patient with acute gastroenteritis presenting with severe
dehydration and hypokalemia, evolving with lower limbs loss of strength. Through a review of
the literature, we discuss the main differential diagnoses related to the case, highlighting them
according to their clinical importance during the investigation and appropriate therapeutic
approach. Final considerations: We emphasize with this case report that an episode of acute
gastroenteritis may be associated with several other clinical presentation, such as lower limbs
paresis. Therefore, an adequate clinical and propaedeutic evaluation is important, as well as
always distinguishing differential diagnoses as possible triggers for atypical symptoms, such as
loss of strength in the lower limbs |
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| ISSN: | 2358-9868 2358-9868 |