Core Em Podcast

This week we discuss the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of severe decompensated hyperthyroidism or thyroid storm. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_59_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Thyroid Diseases, Thyroid Storm Show Notes Take Home Points Decompensated hyperthyroidism is a rare, life-threatening condition.  It can develop in patients with long-standing untreated hyperthyroidism and is often precipitated by another event such as an infection, surgery, or trauma. Patients present with tachycardia, fever, altered mental status and GI symptoms.  Keep thyroid storm in mind if a patient has a history of hyperthyroidism or if things just aren’t making sense with your patient, you can’t find a fever source, the