Althubyani, A., Akbar, A., Alenezy, M., Alsolami, A., Aleid, S., Alasmi, S., Hani M, A., Alfadl, Y., Alnoor, M., Sangoura, M., Alraddadi, W., Sharourou, A. (2017). Diagnosis and Management of Thyrotoxicosis. test, 69(6), 2743-2749. doi: 10.12816/0042258
Awatif Ahmed Althubyani; Alaa Jamal Akbar; Mohammed Mahmoud Alenezy; Abdulilah Ateeq Alsolami; Saleha Ahmed Aleid; Saud Abdullah Naser Alasmi; Al Qahtany. Faisal Hani M; Yazeed WaleedO Alfadl; Mohammed Taha A Alnoor; Manar Ibrahim Y Sangoura; Waleed Eid Alraddadi; Afnan Shukri A Sharourou. "Diagnosis and Management of Thyrotoxicosis". test, 69, 6, 2017, 2743-2749. doi: 10.12816/0042258
Althubyani, A., Akbar, A., Alenezy, M., Alsolami, A., Aleid, S., Alasmi, S., Hani M, A., Alfadl, Y., Alnoor, M., Sangoura, M., Alraddadi, W., Sharourou, A. (2017). 'Diagnosis and Management of Thyrotoxicosis', test, 69(6), pp. 2743-2749. doi: 10.12816/0042258
Althubyani, A., Akbar, A., Alenezy, M., Alsolami, A., Aleid, S., Alasmi, S., Hani M, A., Alfadl, Y., Alnoor, M., Sangoura, M., Alraddadi, W., Sharourou, A. Diagnosis and Management of Thyrotoxicosis. test, 2017; 69(6): 2743-2749. doi: 10.12816/0042258

Diagnosis and Management of Thyrotoxicosis

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 30, Volume 69, Issue 6, October 2017, Pages 2743-2749    PDF (293.67 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0042258
Authors
Awatif Ahmed Althubyani1; Alaa Jamal Akbar2; Mohammed Mahmoud Alenezy2; Abdulilah Ateeq Alsolami2; Saleha Ahmed Aleid3; Saud Abdullah Naser Alasmi1; Al Qahtany. Faisal Hani M3; Yazeed WaleedO Alfadl1; Mohammed Taha A Alnoor1; Manar Ibrahim Y Sangoura1; Waleed Eid Alraddadi1; Afnan Shukri A Sharourou4
1Ibn Sina National College
2King Abdulaziz University
3Imam Abdulrhman Bin Faisal University
4Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Abstract
Background: thyrotoxicosis is a hypermetabolic state due to excessive amounts of thyroid hormone in the circulation. There are several causes and the worst presentation is a thyroid storm, which is an endocrinal emergency. Clinically, thyrotoxicosis can present vaguely leading to misdiagnosis and mismanagement.
Aim of the work: this study aimed to understand the clinical presentation of thyrotoxicosis, its diagnosis and ways of management.
Methodology: we conducted this review using a comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PubMed, and EMBASE from January 1987 to March 2017.
Conclusion: due to its vague presentation, thyrotoxicosis can be misdiagnosed and managed wrongly, leading to life threatening condition called thyroid storm. Health care physicians must keep a high degree of suspicion in order to provide prompt therapeutic measures to avoid complications as well as death of patient.
 
Keywords
thyrotoxicosis; diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis; thyroid storm; management of thyroid storm; anti-thyroid drugs; Thyroidectomy
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