Risk Factor

Thyroid storm

Hyperthyroid patients need to avoid all the food rich in Iodine. Also, patients need to avoid hard or long time exercise. Otherwise, hyperthyroid patients (especially Grave's Disease) are easily to get thyroid storm.

Thyroid storm means patients get very severe thyroid symptoms. Such severe symptoms will cause fatal problem if patients do not get emergency medication.

Thyroid storm presents with extreme symptoms of hyperthyroidism. It is treated aggressively with resuscitation measure along with a combination of the above modalities including: an intravenous beta blockers such as propranolol, followed by a thionamide such as methimazole, an iodinated radiocontrast agent or an iodine solution if the radiocontrast agent is not available, and an intravenous steroid such as hydrocortisone.