Thyroid disease in the emergency department: A clinical and laboratory review

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-209

  Pimentel, Laura ^a,b   Hansen, Karen N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Free thyroxine assay; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Thyroid stimulating hormone assay; Thyrotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; IODIDE; LIOTHYRONINE; LITHIUM; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 2; THIAMAZOLE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ACHILLES REFLEX; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONSTIPATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRY SKIN; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MYXEDEMA; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; REVIEW; SWEATING; SYMPTOM; THYROID CRISIS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 13544275758     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.08.020     Document Type: Article

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