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A fast end to a slow disease

Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports, 2018
Severe untreated hypothyroidism has been shown to affect cardiovascular function. While there have been a few reports of life-threatening arrhythmias occurring as a direct result of the hypothyroid state, very few cases of cardiac arrest have been ...
Bilal Shaikh, Muneebah Sohaib, Raeda Alshantti, Francisco Barrera, Natia Murvelashvili   +4 more
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Mixedema: diagnóstico e tratamento [PDF]

, 2023
O mixedema é um edema duro e se apresenta com aspecto de pele opaca. Ocorre geralmente como sequencia do hipotireoidismo. O objetivo desse estudo é realizar uma Revisão Narrativa de Literatura quanto ao diagnóstico e tratamento do mixedema, em pacientes ...
Bessa, Hugo Estevam Marques, da Costa, Carolina Vaz, de Freitas, Rafaela Borges, de Oliveira, Jordana Morais, do Nascimento, Loreny Ribeiro, Gomes, Juliane Honda, Oliveira, Felipe Márcio Araújo, Quirino, Rafaela Lemos   +7 more
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When Eyes Speak Louder: Uncontrolled Hypothyroidism Revealed Through Madarosis and Eyelid Edema

Acta Médica Portuguesa
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Nuno Rocha Jesus, Juliana Silva, Patrícia Tavares   +2 more
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Ogilvie′s syndrome in a case of myxedema coma

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012
Ogilvie′s syndrome [acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO)] presents as massive colonic dilatation without a mechanical cause, usually in critically ill patients due to imbalanced sympathetic and parasympathetic activity.
Uday Yanamandra, Narendra Kotwal, Anil Menon, Velu Nair   +3 more
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Myxedema of the Larynx: An Underrecognized Cause of Airway Compromise in Patients With Severe Hypothyroidism

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Myxedema coma and severe hypothyroidism are rare diagnoses with a high rate of mortality. Associated respiratory failure is well recognized; however, airway compromise as the result of myxedema infrequently is discussed.
Kelsey Perry, Areeba Kara, Amy Munchhof
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Nurses’ Knowledge of Alcohol-Interactive Medications [PDF]

, 2017
Nearly 57% of adult Americans report drinking alcohol in the past month, and 41.5% of current drinkers take alcohol-interactive (AI) medications. Concurrent consumption of both substances can result in adverse interactions.
Serafico, Kyle
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Myxedema with Severe Heart Failure—A Life-Threatening and Challenging Case to Treat: A Case Report and Literature Review

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal
Myxedema coma is a severe life-threatening form of hypothyroidism, diagnosed by laboratory tests because of the lack of specificity in its symptoms and clinical presentation.
Yusuf Elmi, Hussam Abdelgadir, Tawfiq Almezeiny   +2 more
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A “cold” case of myxedema coma

Italian Journal of Medicine
Myxedema coma (MC) represents a rare and severe manifestation of the extreme degree of longstanding and decompensated hypothyroidism. This condition affects approximately 0.22 cases per million inhabitants per year, especially women and the elderly, and
Elisa Eletto, Carmine Siniscalchi, Nicoletta Cerundolo, Beatrice Prati, Lorenzo Finardi, Riccardo Simoni, Alberto Parise, Antonio Nouvenne, Tiziana Meschi   +8 more
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Comatose Deception, Benzodiazepine masquerade of Myxedema Coma [PDF]

Introduction: Myxedema coma is a life:-threatening condition due to severe hypothyroidism or long-standing untreated hypothyroidism. This condition can be triggered by factors such as infection, exposure to certain medications, or other stressors on the ...
Gull, Sabhi, Kakarla, Hemaswini, Kondapavuluru, Roy Subash, Prathipati, Reshmanth, Suarez Parraga, Andres   +4 more
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Working note-book for the practical classes on biochemistry [PDF]

, 2013
БИОХИМИ
Buyanova, S. V., Konevalova, N. Yu.
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