A 52 year old man is brought in by EMS with complaints of altered mental status. Family says that he has been recently feeling palpitations and diaphoresis and collapsed in his chair today. On further questioning you gather that the patient has always…
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Morning Report: 9/25/12
Thank you to Dr. Melendez for today’s Morning Report! Thyroid Storm Patients may have a known history of thyrotoxicosis. In the absence of previously diagnosed thyrotoxicosis, the history may include symptoms such as irritability, agitation, emotional lability, a…
ICU Critical Care: Thyroid Storm
So in this week’s ICU conference EMS calls in for a notification that there is a 55 yo woman comes in who has a HR of 173, BP 140/91, RR 22, PO2 99% T of 100.1 with multiple AICD discharges.…