Thyroid Crisis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State in a Hyperthyroid Patient

• Main Authors: Yudith Annisa Ayu Rezkitha, Rio Wironegoro, Hermawan Susanto, Soebagijo Adi Soelistijo, Ari Sutjahjo
• Format: Book Section PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Scitepress 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/97045/1/thyroid%20crisis.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/97045/2/Thyroid%20Crisis%20and%20Hyperosmolar%20.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/97045/3/Thyroid%20Crisis%20and%20Hyperosmolar%20Hyperglycemic%20State%20in%20a%20Hyperthyroid%20Patient.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/97045/; https://www.scitepress.org/PublicationsDetail.aspx?ID=K+WPyW4EDkA%3d&t=1

Hyperthyroidism is one form of thyrotoxicosis caused by excess synthesis and thyroid hormone secretion by the thyroid gland. Thyroid crisis is a life-threatening hyperthyroid exacerbation, characterized by decompensation of one or more organ systems and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) charact...