Myxedema Coma (cont.)
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- Blood tests are performed to check blood cell count, electrolytes, sugar, and thyroid hormone levels. Tests are also performed to evaluate how the liver and adrenal glands are functioning.
- Blood gases are evaluated to check for oxygen and carbon dioxide levels.
- An ECG of the heart is performed to check for disturbances in the activity of the heart.
- Additional tests are performed at the discretion of the treating doctor.
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The term myxedema has been applied to several clinical entities and is often used interchangeably with severe hypothyroidism, the common clinical condition in which the thyroid gland produces abnormally low levels of hormones.
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