Thyrotoxicosis in a Postpartum Adolescent: A Simulation Case for Emergency Medicine Providers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Thyroid storm is a rare but life-threatening disease process that may be difficult to recognize and mimics other disease processes. It is critical for the emergency medicine clinician to be able to recognize thyroid storm in patients in order to effectively stabilize and treat them.

Methods

In this standardized patient case, learners were faced with a 17-year-old postpartum woman presenting to the emergency department with respiratory distress and altered mental status secondary to thyroid storm. The target learners were emergency department providers, including residents, medical students, and advanced practice practitioners. Providers were expected to identify signs and symptoms of thyroid storm and to initiate appropriate diagnostic workup and management of t

SUBMITTER: Leviter JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7485909 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature