Synonym(s)
Myxedema coma
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A rare, life-threatening acute situation is hypothyroid coma (myxedema coma), which is typically accompanied by very quiet heart sounds, slow heartbeat and low blood pressure, diffuse myxedema, low body temperature, weakened or extinguished reflexes and shallow breathing.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Infections, operations, traumas
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
500ug IV L-thyroxine.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer