Question

An overweight, 14-year-old boy feels tired all the time. he sleeps 12 to 14 hours a day and has a voracious appetite but no energy to burn off the calories. he has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism brought about by the accumulation of a nonpitting mucosus type of edema. for which life-threatening condition should his care team be prepared?

Answer 1

Answer;

Myxedematous coma

Explanation;

• Myxedema coma is a severe hypothyroidism leading to decreased mental status, hypothermia, and other symptoms related to slowing of function in multiple organs.
• it is a loss of brain function as a result of severe, longstanding low level of thyroid hormone in the blood.
• It is a rare life threatening complication of hypothyroidism.