thyroid storm

The most severe form of hyperthyroidism is called thyroid storm.

Mr. Bush's doctors have described his case as mild and never near thyroid storm.

In emergency situations, ipodate can be administered for thyroid storm.

But thyroid storm is extremely rare in countries with good medical care, and President Bush was far from suffering it.

Potassium iodide may also be administered pharmaceutically for thyroid storm.

We're dealing here with a thyroid storm, with fever and extreme tachycardia.

For this reason, iodine containing drugs should never be used in pregnancy except in the case of thyroid storm.

Thyroid storm presents with extreme symptoms of hyperthyroidism.

Psychosis and paranoia, common during thyroid storm, are rare with milder hyperthyroidism.

Thyroid storm requires prompt treatment and hospitalization.

As thyroid care has improved and doctors have learned to recognize thyroid storm more quickly, emergencies have become rare.

The worst form of hyperthyroidism, known as thyroid storm, can be characterized by a fever, marked weakness, muscle wasting and psychosis.

The severity of hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm can be assessed with the Burch-Wartofsky score, first introduced in 1993.

Potassium iodide is medicinally used for thyroid blockade, thyroid storm and also as an expectorant.

Thyroid storm is a medical emergency characterized by excessive circulation of thyroid hormones, fever, tachycardia and agitation.

Therefore, abrupt withdrawal of pindolol may be followed by an exacerbation of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism, including thyroid storm.

Thyroid storm is a severe form of thyrotoxicosis characterized by rapid and often irregular heart beat, high temperature, vomiting, diarrhea, and mental agitation.

Although not FDA approved, ipodate sodium has been used to treat Graves' disease and thyroid storm, an extreme form of hyperthyroidism.

Other possible causes include sepsis, Kawasaki syndrome, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, drug effects, serotonin syndrome, and thyroid storm.

Thyroid storm or thyrotoxic crisis is a rare but severe and potentially life-threatening complication of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland).

For those patients who are not so fortunate, it is important to maintain control of the hyperthyroidism throughout pregnancy to avoid severe thyrotoxicosis (thyroid storm) developing during labour and delivery.

In extreme cases of hyperthyroidism, patients develop a condition called "thyroid storm," with symptoms including fast heart rate, delirium, high fevers, extreme irritability and a drop in blood pressure.

The Wolff-Chaikoff effect can be used as a treatment principle against hyperthyroidism (especially thyroid storm) by infusion of a large amount of iodine to suppress the thyroid gland.

They can be used in the treatment of patients with severe thyrotoxicosis (thyroid storm) and significant morbidity (e.g., myocardial infarction, or stroke) for rapid control of elevated plasma triiodothyronine concentrations.

An uncommon complication is thyroid storm in which an event such as an infection results in worsening symptoms such as confusion and a high temperature and often results in death.