Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Profound thyrotoxicosis commonly presents with heat intolerance, sweating, weight loss, palpitations, tremor, goitre and eye signs in the case of Grave’s disease. Typically, thyroid storm is differentiated by marked volume depletion, congestive cardiac failure, cardiac arrhythmias, confusion, nausea and vomiting, often with extreme agitation. The wide-ranging and systemic manifestations associated with profound hyperthyroidism are mediated through the thyroi...