Safe Anesthesia for Periodic Paralysis Patients During Surgery | PPA SUMMIT 2021 Supercut #2

In this 2nd video of a 6 part "SUMMIT SUPERCUTS" video series about Periodic Paralysis, Dr. William Harr discusses the importance of safe anesthesia practices for periodic paralysis patients. Having surgery as a PP patient can be very difficult. Dr. Harr covers topics such as preparation for both planned and emergency surgerie, as well as notes for each type of periodic paralysis (Hypokalemic, Hyperkalemic, Andersen Tawil Syndrome, Myotonia Congenita and Paramyotonia Congenita). This presentation was filmed at the annual PPA Conference in Orlando, Florida along with 5 other discussions about PP. If this discussion was insightful, you might find the other talks in this series helpful as well.
You can watch all 6 Summit Supercuts from the 2021 PPA Conference here:
Summit Supercut 1 - Repurposing A Drug for Preventing Attacks of PP : • Repurposing A Drug for...
Summit Supercut 2 - Safe Anesthesia for Periodic Paralysis Patients : Watching
Summit Supercut 3 - Family Genetics Finds SCNA4A Variant Defect : • Family Genetic Testing...
Summit Supercut 4 - Paramyotonia Congenita: • Paramyotonia Congenita...
Summit Supercut 5 - CRSPR Gene Editing for PP Patients : • CRISPR Editing for Rar...
Summit Supercut 6 - Andersen-Tawil Syndrome (ATS) : • Andersen Tawil Syndrom...
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Periodic Paralysis is an extremely rare disease and you may have a lot of questions, a great resource to help find answers can be found at the PPA website at www.periodicparalysis.org
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[@curtv2425]

Depending on what type you have I have hyper I think or hypo but when you go for surgery ask fir a warm blanket and a sugar Iv that will keep you at full strength

[@PeriodicParalysisAssociation]

Curt, thank you for your comment. You mentioned you didn't know if you have hypo or hyper. Knowing which form of PP you have is very important in the treatment. If you live here in the United States, here is a link to a no cost to you genetic testing that might be able to provide you the answer to which type of PPP you have. www.invitae.com/en/uncoveringperiodicparalysis/
We hope that you find this information helpful.

[@maureenmccutcheon450]

Unable to hear despite volume all the way up. Could hear voice but too too quiet.

[@PeriodicParalysisAssociation]

That is unfortunate, you may need to try on another device, the volume is working on RUclips.