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Chapter-038 Thyroid Emergencies: Thyroid Storm and Myxedema Coma

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Endocrine Surgery

Author
1. Chen Harn-Shen
2. Lin Hong-Da
3. Lee Chen-Hsen
ISBN
9789351528067
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12798_39
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
10
Author Affiliations
1. Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
2. National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
3. Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
Chapter keywords
Thyroid storm, myxedema coma, antithyroid therapy, propylthiouracil, PTU, adrenergic depletion, systemic decompensation, thyroid hormone replacement, metabolic complication

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