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ea0059ep104 | Thyroid | SFEBES2018

Myxoedema coma – importance of early recognition!

Sharma Aditi , Mashayekhi Soudeh , Wadhwani Roshni , Robinson Stephen

A 70-year-old lady, with a background of primary hypothyroidism presented to the Emergency department with a 1 day history of confusion and drowsiness. On examination her HR was 58 bpm, temperature 28 degrees celsius. She was resuscitated with warm fluids and bair hugger, whilst also given broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics. Her blood results showed an AKI with creatinine of 213 and was treated for a NSTEMI with a troponin on admission of 1770, rising to 2190. ECG showed p...