Clinical concepts on thyroid emergencies

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue JUL, 2014, Pages

  Papi, Giampaolo ^a   Corsello, Salvatore Maria ^a   Pontecorvi, Alfredo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroid coma; Hypothyroidism; Massive goiter; Thyrotoxic storm; Thyrotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; IODINE 123; IODINE 131; LIOTHYRONINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LUGOL; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; SODIUM IODIDE; THIAMAZOLE; THYROXINE;

EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NODULAR GOITER; REVIEW; THYROID CRISIS; THYROID TUMOR; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 84905399076     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00102     Document Type: Review

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