Myxedema Coma in the ED: Frozen in Time

-Case-A 68-year-old woman with a history of hypothyroidism is brought in by EMS for altered mental status. Family says she’s been increasingly tired, confused, and cold to the touch over the last few days. On exam, she’s hypothermic (34°C), bradycardic, and barely arousable. You get labs and note a severely elevated TSH and undetectable free […]

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