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thyroid crisis [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- The Thyroid
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thyroid crisis
1, record 1, English, thyroid%20crisis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- thyroid storm 1, record 1, English, thyroid%20storm
correct
- thyrotoxic crisis 2, record 1, English, thyrotoxic%20crisis
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A life-threatening condition due to a severe worsening of previously undiagnosed or inadequately treated thyrotoxicosis. 3, record 1, English, - thyroid%20crisis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It often follows infections, childbirth, nonthyroid surgery, or trauma and presents as fever, severe agitation, nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pains, an accelerated heart rate, and irregularity of the heart rhythm. 3, record 1, English, - thyroid%20crisis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Thyroïde
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crise thyréotoxique
1, record 1, French, crise%20thyr%C3%A9otoxique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crise thyrotoxique 2, record 1, French, crise%20thyrotoxique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crise suraigüe très grave [qui survient] parfois au cours de la maladie de Basedow, à l'occasion d'une intervention chirurgicale ou d'une infection ou encore après une thyroïdectomie mal préparée[. La crise est] caractérisée par une exagération de tous les signes de la thyréotoxicose : anxiété et agitation extrêmes, tachycardie et tremblement, [...] vomissements, [...] fièvre qui s'élève rapidement à 40 °C ou plus, puis [...] adynamie qui, en l'absence de traitement, aboutit rapidement à la cachexie, au coma et à la mort. 3, record 1, French, - crise%20thyr%C3%A9otoxique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crise thyréotoxique; crise thyrotoxique : termes retenus par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé. 4, record 1, French, - crise%20thyr%C3%A9otoxique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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