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*May also have:  
*May also have:  
**[[CHF]]
*Goiter
**[[Palpitations]]  
*Thyrotoxic stare, lid retraction
**[[Dyspnea]]
*Hyperhidrosis
*Thermoregulatory dysfunction
*Central nervous system dysfunction
**Agitation, [[tremor]]
**Delirium, psychosis, extreme lethargy
**Seizure, coma
*Gastrointestinal-hepatic dysfunction
**Diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain
**Unexplained jaundice, Hepatomegaly
**Cardiovascular dysfunction
**Tachycardia, [[palpitations]]
**Congestive heart failure, [[dyspnea]]
**Pedal edema
**A. fib
**[[Widened pulse pressure]]
**[[Widened pulse pressure]]
**[[A-fib]]
**Hyperhidrosis
**Thyrotoxic stare, lid retraction
**Goitre
**[[Tremor]]
**Hepatomegaly
**Jaundice

Revision as of 15:33, 1 November 2023

Classic Triad

  1. Hyperthermia
    • Often marked (40 - 41C)[1]
  2. Tachycardia
    • Often out of proportion to fever [2]
  3. Altered mental status (agitation, confusion, delirium stupor, coma, seizure)


  • May also have:
  • Goiter
  • Thyrotoxic stare, lid retraction
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Thermoregulatory dysfunction
  • Central nervous system dysfunction
    • Agitation, tremor
    • Delirium, psychosis, extreme lethargy
    • Seizure, coma
  • Gastrointestinal-hepatic dysfunction
    • Diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain
    • Unexplained jaundice, Hepatomegaly
    • Cardiovascular dysfunction
    • Tachycardia, palpitations
    • Congestive heart failure, dyspnea
    • Pedal edema
    • A. fib
    • Widened pulse pressure
  1. Thiessen, M. (2018). Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders in Rosen's emergency medicine: Concepts and clinical practice (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.
  2. Thiessen, M. (2018). Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders in Rosen's emergency medicine: Concepts and clinical practice (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.