Myxedema coma risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of myxedema coma include hypothermia, cerebrovascular accidents, congestive heart failure, infections, drugs, gastrointestinal bleeding, trauma, and electrolyte disturbances.
References
References
- ↑ Mazonson PD, Williams ML, Cantley LK, Dalldorf FG, Utiger RD, Foster JR (1984). “Myxedema coma during long-term amiodarone therapy”. Am. J. Med. 77 (4): 751–4. PMID 6486153.
- ↑ Kargili A, Turgut FH, Karakurt F, Kasapoglu B, Kanbay M, Akcay A (2010). “A forgotten but important risk factor for severe hyponatremia: myxedema coma”. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 65 (4): 447–8. doi:10.1590/S1807-59322010000400015. PMC 2862668. PMID 20454504.
- ↑ Kwaku MP, Burman KD (2007). “Myxedema coma”. J Intensive Care Med. 22 (4): 224–31. doi:10.1177/0885066607301361. PMID 17712058.
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