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If i experience a thyroid strom and go-to er what will they do and what medications will they give me? thanks.
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Thyroid storm: There may be different protocols at institutions. When treating thyroid storm, one should consider the five ‘Bs’: Block synthesis (i.e. antithyroid drugs); Block release (i.e. iodine); Block T4 into T3 conversion (i.e. high-dose propylthiouracil [PTU], propranolol, corticosteroid and, rarely, amiodarone); Beta-blocker; and Block Block enterohepatic circulation (i.e. cholestyramine) f/u/endocrine
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