Thyrotoxic storm diagnosed due to postoperative tachycardia: A case report
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
;
: 57-60, 2015.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-49706
ABSTRACT
Thyrotoxic storm is an extreme state of thyrotoxicosis and a medical emergency. The clinical presentation of thyrotoxic storm includes tachycardia, fever, organ effect of central nervous system, cardiovascular system, and gastrointestinal system dysfunction. It usually occurs in patients with untreated or partially treated Graves' disease. Although it is rare, its mortality rate has reached 10-20%. There are no specific tests for establishing the diagnosis; it can only be diagnosed based on the clinical expression and laboratory results. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are necessary when it unexpectedly occurs during the perioperative period. We report a case of unnoticed hyperthyroidism that was diagnosed due to thyrotoxic storm-induced tachycardia in the post anesthesia care unit.
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Main subject:
Tachycardia
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Thyrotoxicosis
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Thyroid Crisis
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Cardiovascular System
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Central Nervous System
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Graves Disease
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Mortality
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Liver Transplantation
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Living Donors
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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