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Thyroid Emergencies
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the June 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Thyroid Emergencies
- Introduction to Thyroid Emergencies
- Understanding Decompensated Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Storm: The Other Extreme
- Differential Diagnosis and Complications
- Medication Triggers and Patient History
- Physical Examination Findings
- Laboratory Analysis
- Scoring Systems and Risk Assessment
- Introduction to Treatment Approaches
- Managing Decompensated Hypothyroidism
- Treating Thyroid Storm
- Special Considerations and Populations
- Risk Management Pitfalls
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