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Myxedema coma

Myxedema coma: Introduction

Myxedema coma: Myxedema coma is a rare, life-threatening condition, occurs late in the progression of hypothyroidism. The condition is seen typically in elderly women and is often precipitated by infection, medication, environmental exposure, or other metabolic-related stresses. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Myxedema coma is available below.

Symptoms of Myxedema coma

• Altered mental status
• Hypoglycemia
• Hypotension
• Hyponatremia
• Bradycardia
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Myxedema coma: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Myxedema coma:

• Adrenal crisis
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Causes of Myxedema coma

• Myxedema coma/crisis is a physiologic decompensation of severe primary or secondary hypothyroidism that is usually caused byadditional physiologic stress.Specific types of such stress are asfollows: infection/systemic illness, cold environmental temperatures, trauma, burns, decreased cerebral blood flow/cerebrovascular accident, decreased cardiac output/congestive heart failure Respiratory acidosis and drugs
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Treatments for Myxedema coma

• Mechanical ventilation
• Immediate intravenousthyroid hormone replacement
• Treatment of associated infection
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Myxedema coma

Medical research articles related to Myxedema coma include:

• General approach to the patient. In: I guidelines for perioperative evaluation.
• Myxedema Coma or Crisis (Diagnosis)
• Myxedema Coma or Crisis (Overview)
• Myxedema Coma or Crisis (Follow-up)
• Myxedema Coma or Crisis (Treatment)
• Hypothyroidism and Myxedema Coma (Follow-up)
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Myxedema coma

Prognosis for Myxedema coma: Once the disease has progressed to myxedema coma, the mortality rate may exceed 20% in the treated population.

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