A serious but uncommon complication of undiagnosed or partially treated hyperthyroidism is thyroid storm, which may occur in response to stress such as infection, birth, or surgery
Symptoms of this emergency disorder include which of the following? (Choose all that ap-ply.) 1. Fever
2. Hypothermia
3. Restlessness
4. Bradycardia
5. Hypertension
1, 3.
1, 3. Correct. Fever, restlessness, tachycardia, vomiting, hypotension, and stupor are symptoms of a thyroid storm.
2. Incorrect. Fever, not hypothermia, is a symptom of thyroid storm.
4. Incorrect. Tachycardia, not bradycardia, is a symptom of thyroid storm.
5. Incorrect. Hypotension, not hypertension, is a symptom of thyroid storm.
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