Directory of Myxedema Coma Resources

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Myxedema coma is a life threatening condition that arises when the body has too little thyroid hormone and results in coma or a near coma state.

Subcategories

• Hypothyroidism

Resources in This Category

• MedicineNet - Myxedema Coma

  http://www.medicinenet.com/myxedema_coma/article.htm
  Considered a life-threatening complication of hypothyroidism that represents the far more serious side of the spectrum of thyroid disease.

• Myxedema Coma

  http://www.emedicinehealth.com/myxedema_coma/article_em.htm
  Provides an overview of this condition, the causes, symptoms, and treatment. From eMedicine Health.

• Myxedema Coma or Crisis

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/123577-overview
  Discusses the life-threatening form of untreated hypothyroidism with physiological decompensation. From eMedicine.

• Myxedema Coma: Diagnosis and Treatment

  http://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/1201/p2485.html
  Describes the common misconception that a patient must be comatose to be diagnosed with this complication and discusses factors known to precipitate it.

 

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