A 20-year-old active duty male soldier with tachycardia and palpitations during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
A 20-year-old active duty male presented with palpitations, tachycardia, and a nontender, diffusely enlarged thyroid. The differential diagnosis and appropriate management of this patient's symptoms and physical examination findings are reviewed. Various diagnostic modalities are highlighted and effective treatment strategies as well as their risks and benefits are discussed.
Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA.
Suyoung Tina
ST
Chang
Derek J
DJ
Stocker
D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014857:Warfare
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D013972:Thyrotropin; D011241:Prednisone