Life-threatening thyrotoxicosis: Thyroid storm

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 263-277

  Burch, H B ^a   Wartofsky, L ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESMOLOL; GLUCOCORTICOID; GUANETHIDINE; IOPODATE SODIUM; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RESERPINE; THIAMAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYROID CRISIS; THYROTOXICOSIS; URTICARIA;

EID: 0027231145     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8529(18)30165-8     Document Type: Article

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