ALiEM - By NAdia Awad, PharmaD | November 11th, 2013
THYROID STORM AND ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES: SEPSIS MIMICS
"Endocrinologic emergencies often fall at the wayside and are not generally considered as a possible diagnosis up front in patients in the emergency department who meet the criteria for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). It becomes too easy to label them as “septic”, and we may forget that endocrinologic emergencies, specifically thyroid storm, can present in very much the same way."
http://academiclifeinem.com/thyroid-storm-treatment-strategies/
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ALiEM - By Terrace Lee, MD | October 7th, 2013
"The prevalence of hyperthyroidism in the general population is about 1-2%, and is ten times more likely in women than men. The spectrum of hyperthyroidism ranges from asymptomatic or subclinical disease to thyroid storm. So how do we diagnose various presentations of hyperthyroidism in the Emergency Department? Below are answers to 7 common questions that commonly arise."
http://academiclifeinem.com/diagnosing-hyperthyroidism/
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http://www.medicalcriteria.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=262%3Aendts&catid=52%3Aendocrinology-and-metabolism&Itemid=80&lang=en