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