Myxedema coma (patient information)

Myxedema coma
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What are the symptoms?
What are the causes?
Who is at highest risk?
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When to seek urgent medical care?
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Where to find medical care for Myxedema coma?
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What are the Symptoms of myxedema coma?

When thyroid hormone levels are too low, the body’s cells can’t get enough thyroid hormone and the body’s processes start slowing down. As the body slows, you may notice that you feel colder, you tire more easily, your skin is getting drier, you’re becoming forgetful and depressed, and you’ve started getting constipated. Because the symptoms are so variable and nonspecific, the only way to know for sure whether you have hypothyroidism is with a simple blood test for TSH.

Where to find Medical Care for Myxedema coma?

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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000434.htm