Review: Endocrine and metabolic emergencies: Thyroid storm

Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 139-145

  Carroll, Richard ^a   Matfin, Glenn ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

hyperthyroidism; thyroid storm; thyrotoxic crisis; thyrotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; AMIODARONE; ANTITHYROID AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBIMAZOLE; CHLORPROMAZINE; COLESTYRAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DILTIAZEM; ESMOLOL; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROCORTISONE; IAPANOIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 2; LIOTHYRONINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LUGOL; METOPROLOL; PARACETAMOL; POTASSIUM IODIDE; POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIAMAZOLE; THIONAMIDE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; THYROID CRISIS; THYROID NODULE; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 79952831691     PISSN: 20420188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2042018810382481     Document Type: Review

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