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Thyroid StormAka: Thyroid Crisis
- Definition
- Severe Thyrotoxicosis
- Management
- Propylthiouracil (PTU)
- Load: 1 g load
- Maintenance: 300 mg q6h
- Dexamethasone 2 mg PO or IV every 6 hours
- Potassium iodide (SSKI)
- Dose: 4-5 drops every 6 hours for 2 days
- Initiate after PTU loading dose
- Propranolol 10-20 mg IV or PO every 6 hours
- Propylthiouracil (PTU)
Thyroid Crisis (C0040127) | |
|---|---|
| Definition (MSH) | A dangerous life-threatening hypermetabolic condition characterized by high FEVER and dysfunction of the cardiovascular, the nervous, and the gastrointestinal systems. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| MSH | D013958 |
| English | CRISIS THYROID, CRISIS THYROTOX, Hyperthyroidism with Storm, Thyroid Crisis, Thyroid Storm, THYROTOX CRISIS, THYROTOX STORM, Thyrotoxic crisis, Thyrotoxic Storm |
| Spanish | crisis tiroidea, crisis tirotoxica, tormenta tiroidea |
| Parent Concepts | Thyrotoxicosis (C0040156), Duplicate concept (C1274013) |
| Sources | AOD, COSTAR, CST, DXP, MSH, NDFRT, QMR, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
