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#*Often out of proportion to fever <ref>Thiessen, M. (2018). Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders in Rosen's emergency medicine: Concepts and clinical practice (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.</ref>
#*Often out of proportion to fever <ref>Thiessen, M. (2018). Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders in Rosen's emergency medicine: Concepts and clinical practice (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.</ref>
#[[Altered mental status]] (agitation, confusion, [[delirium]] stupor, [[coma]], [[seizure]])
#[[Altered mental status]] (agitation, confusion, [[delirium]] stupor, [[coma]], [[seizure]])
*May also have:  
 
**[[CHF]]
 
**[[Palpitations]]  
'''May also have: '''
**[[Dyspnea]]
*Goiter
**[[Widened pulse pressure]]
*Thyrotoxic stare, lid retraction
**[[A-fib]]
*Hyperhidrosis
**Hyperhidrosis
*Thermoregulatory dysfunction
**Thyrotoxic stare, lid retraction
**[[Fever]]
**Goitre
*Central nervous system dysfunction
**[[Tremor]]
**[[Agitation]], [[tremor]]
**Hepatomegaly
**[[Delirium]], [[psychosis]], extreme lethargy
**Jaundice
**[[Seizure]], [[coma]]
*Gastrointestinal-hepatic dysfunction
**[[Diarrhea]], [[nausea and vomiting]], [[abdominal pain]]
**Unexplained [[jaundice]], [[hepatomegaly]]
*Cardiovascular dysfunction
**[[Tachycardia]], [[palpitations]]
**[[Congestive heart failure]], [[dyspnea]]
**[[Pedal edema]]
**[[A. fib]]
**Widened pulse pressure

Latest revision as of 17:11, 24 April 2024

Classic Triad

  1. Hyperthermia
    • Often marked (40 - 41C)[1]
  2. Tachycardia
    • Often out of proportion to fever [2]
  3. Altered mental status (agitation, confusion, delirium stupor, coma, seizure)


May also have:

  1. Thiessen, M. (2018). Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders in Rosen's emergency medicine: Concepts and clinical practice (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.
  2. Thiessen, M. (2018). Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders in Rosen's emergency medicine: Concepts and clinical practice (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.