Definition:  thyrotoxic crisis or thyroid storm refers to the life-threatening exacerbation of thyrotoxicosis accompanied by fever, delirium, seizures, coma, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice

Typical Presentation:  Tachycardia, tremor, goiter, warm skin, lid retraction, exophthalmos, pretibial myxedema, Irritability, Heat intolerance and sweating, Palpitations, Diarrhea, Polyuria

Causes:   Grave’s disease, toxic multinodular goiter, toxic adenoma, subacute thyroiditis, TSH secreting pituitary adenoma, thyroid hormone resistance syndrome

Treatment:  Methimazole, Propylthyouracil, Radioiodine, Thyroidectomy

Power Point:  morning-report-10-3-16-thyrotoxicosis

Further Reading:  atypical-manifestations-of-graves-disease