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Patients with hypothyroidism commonly present to the ED with a diverse range of physical and psychological complaints. This leads to a wide differential and can cause unnecessary testing if this diagnosis is not high on the list. In the most severe form, hypothyroidism can lead to myxedema coma, detailed in the chapter of that name.
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Sharp, C.S., Nordstrom, K.D. (2018). Hypothyroidism. In: Nordstrom, K., Wilson, M. (eds) Quick Guide to Psychiatric Emergencies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58260-3_22
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