Thyrotoxic burden in the ICU and the value of bedside thyroid ultrasound in the diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis and thyrotoxic cardiac emergencies in critically-ill patients
Background: Thyrotoxicois is not uncommonly suspected in many ICU patients. There are many clinical and laboratory fallacies that may hinder the rapid diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis in ICU patients especially those presenting with cardiac emergencies. Aim: First, to estimate the thyrotoxic burden in th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090730313000418 |