Thyroid storm (Accelerated Hyperthyoidism) : A challenging medical emergency

• Päätekijät: Neeraj kumar (Tekijä), Madhu Singh (Tekijä), R Dayal (Tekijä), Kundan Mittal (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Thyroid storm is an uncommon but potentially lethal medical emergency. Thyroid hormone is present in excess leading to a hyper-metabolic state characterized by high grade fever, excessive sweating, palpitations which can rapidly progress into delirium, coma, and death. Precipitating events include t...