title: Nausea/vomiting · tachycardia · unintentional weight loss · Dx?
abstract: A 22-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 24-hour history of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, generalized abdominal pain, and mild headache. She denied shortness of breath, chest pain, or anxiety, and didn't have a history of cardiac problems. The physical examination revealed tachycardia (heart rate, 135 beats/min) and a respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Daryl J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Selen
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA. Email: matthew.gilbert@uvmhealth.org.
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001262:Atenolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008713:Methimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009325:Nausea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014839:Vomiting / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D015431:Weight Loss; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D001262:Atenolol; D008713:Methimazole