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18. A Case of Severe Weakness in the ICU

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Symptoms of Hypocalemia in a Patient With a Spinal Cord Injury

The patient had no deformities in his back and just some mild parispinal tenderness for his newer exams. Al nerves two through 12 were intact. He was ano times three. His strength was five out of five. And his bilateral upper extremities, he had five out of 5. Dorsa flexion and planner flexion of his feet. But his hip and me flexion and extension were both just three out of five,. The same with his hip, a bduction and a deduction as well.His rectalton was intact, and he had normal reflexes throughout. We often see steroid associated or a effects from paralytics or near a muscular blockade that we use

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