Thyroid Emergencies

Overview

Journal J Infus Nurs

Specialty Nursing

Date 2016 Sep 7

PMID 27598067

Citations 4

Authors

Angela M Leung

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Abstract

Myxedema coma and thyroid storm are thyroid emergencies associated with increased mortality. Prompt recognition of these states-which represent the severe, life-threatening conditions of extremely reduced or elevated circulating thyroid hormone concentrations, respectively-is necessary to initiate treatment. Management of myxedema coma and thyroid storm requires both medical and supportive therapies and should be treated in an intensive care unit setting.

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