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California Medicine Jan 1969These discussions are selected from the weekly staff conferences in the Department of Medicine, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco. Taken from...
These discussions are selected from the weekly staff conferences in the Department of Medicine, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco. Taken from transcriptions, they are prepared by Drs. Martin J. Cline and Hibbard E. Williams, Associate Professors of Medicine, under the direction of Dr. Lloyd H. Smith, Jr., Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Medicine.
Topics: Aged; Coma; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Myxedema
PubMed: 5762466
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Journal of Infusion Nursing : the... 2016Myxedema coma and thyroid storm are thyroid emergencies associated with increased mortality. Prompt recognition of these states-which represent the severe,...
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.
Topics: Emergencies; Humans; Myxedema; Thyroid Crisis
PubMed: 27598067
DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000186 -
American Family Physician/GP Jun 1970
Topics: Ascites; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myxedema
PubMed: 5268913
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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences... Sep 2010Hypothyroidism, is a thyroid disorder accompanied by serum thyroid hormone reduction when thyroxin T4, the main thyroid hormone, reduced, it is followed by disruption of... (Review)
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Hypothyroidism, is a thyroid disorder accompanied by serum thyroid hormone reduction when thyroxin T4, the main thyroid hormone, reduced, it is followed by disruption of a negative-feed back auto regulatory mechanism on pituitary gland and subsequent thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) which is released into the blood circulation to stimulate the thyroid gland to produce enough thyroid hormone to compensate for the body hormone requirements. Therefore, reduced serum thyroxin(T4) in principle, triidothyronine (T3) and elevated TSH are laboratory indices for the diagnosis of hypothyroidism. At early stage of hypothyroidism although laboratory measurements of thyroid function test are manifest the thyroid disorder but the patient clinical signs and symptoms may remain unnoticed. If the patient undiagnosed and untreated the condition of hypothyroidism worsen and the clinical manifestation begin to show itself and myxedema is a definition given to the whole picture of untreated hypothyroidism at very end stage the patients enter into myxedema comma with eventual death due to the sever symptoms of hypothyroidism. Among important causative factors leading to catastrophic events in myxedema is life threatening hypothermia, heart and cerebral dysfunctions.
Topics: Humans; Hypothyroidism; Myxedema; Puberty; Thyroid Hormones; Thyrotropin
PubMed: 23350159
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.866.876 -
Postgraduate Medicine Oct 1966
Topics: Aged; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Male; Middle Aged; Myxedema
PubMed: 5918906
DOI: 10.1080/00325481.1966.11695980 -
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North... Nov 1989The recognition of hypothyroidism may not always be easy in the emergency department setting. Laboratory evaluations of thyroid function are not usually performed on a... (Review)
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The recognition of hypothyroidism may not always be easy in the emergency department setting. Laboratory evaluations of thyroid function are not usually performed on a 24-hour basis, and therefore the emergency physician, although suspecting the presence of hypothyroidism, may be unable to confirm the diagnosis while the patient is in the Emergency Department. It is not always the responsibility of the emergency physician to diagnose hypothyroidism, but in some clinical settings it may be important to include thyroid function tests in laboratory evaluation of patients to ensure adequate patient care and followup. Careful attention to nonspecific complaints, myxedematous changes, and signs of dysfunction of any organ system, especially in older female patients, may lead to the ultimate correct diagnosis. Myxedema coma is potentially fatal and must be recognized and treated emergently, usually prior to laboratory confirmation. Ventilatory support and thyroid hormone replacement are the two most important therapeutic maneuvers in the treatment of myxedema coma.
Topics: Coma; Emergencies; Humans; Hypothyroidism; Myxedema; Thyroid Function Tests
PubMed: 2680470
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La Revue Du Praticien Oct 1978
Topics: Heart Diseases; Humans; Myxedema
PubMed: 725454
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Lakartidningen Aug 1971
Topics: Aged; Coma; Diabetes Complications; Female; Humans; Myxedema
PubMed: 5130308
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The New England Journal of Medicine Jan 1969
Topics: Adult; Humans; Hyperthyroidism; Myxedema; Postoperative Complications; Thyroidectomy; Time Factors
PubMed: 5782727
DOI: 10.1056/nejm196901232800415 -
Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic... May 2003
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Topics: Coma; Critical Care; Emergencies; Humans; Myxedema; Thyroid Crisis; Thyroid Diseases; Thyroid Hormones
PubMed: 12766540
DOI: 10.1023/a:1022933918182