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Thyroid Emergencies

June 17, 2025
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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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