Why was K.B. at risk for developing thyroid storm?
What will be an ideal response?
Thyroid crisis may be precipitated by a major stressor such as an infection (K.B. had "the flu") and the
recent loss of his wife. K.B. might have stopped taking his antithyroid therapy (the history indicates
he does not take antihypertensive medication regularly).
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