Myxedema Coma (cont.)
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Myxedema Coma Treatment
Self-Care at Home
If you have hypothyroidism, be alert to your condition.
- Call your doctor if you are concerned.
- Check your blood sugar level if you are diabetic.
- Warm yourself up with a warm blanket and seek help.
- Take your prescribed thyroid medication if you missed them earlier.
People with myxedema coma are in a coma or nearly in a coma. They are not able to function normally. Friends or family members should take them to an emergency department immediately. Friends or family members should not give the person in myxedema coma any thyroid medication before taking him or her to the emergency department. If adrenal insufficiency is present, then administration of thyroxin (in the thyroid medication) will provoke an adrenal crisis.
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Myxedema Coma or Crisis »
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.
