Trauma and thyroid-induced tachycardia.
Excluding a source of hemorrhage after blunt trauma in a patient who presents with a sustained tachycardia can be challenging. This report is of two trauma patients presenting with undiagnosed thyrotoxicosis. Trauma-triggered thyrotoxicosis is rarely reported in the literature. The confusing presentation, the laboratory analysis, and the response to therapeutic intervention are reviewed.
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Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, USA.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents