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Thyroid Storm.

Kathryn Ritter¹, Carmen Wolfe¹

¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Nashville, TN.

Journal of Education & Teaching in Emergency Medicine

|July 19, 2023

Summary

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This practice case helps emergency medicine residents and graduates prepare for oral board exams by teaching them to identify and manage thyroid storm, a critical endocrine emergency. It focuses on assessing patients with altered mental status and understanding treatment protocols.

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Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology

Background:

Thyroid storm is a life-threatening endocrine emergency caused by excess thyroid hormone.
It can be triggered by various factors including infection, surgery, and trauma.
Prompt identification and treatment are crucial for preventing mortality, with rates between 10-30%.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a practice oral board case for emergency medicine (EM) residents and recent graduates.
To enhance learners' ability to assess patients with altered mental status in an oral board format.
To improve understanding of thyroid storm diagnosis, including laboratory testing, imaging, and pharmacologic management.

Main Methods:

Development and testing of a practice oral board case.
Iterative refinement based on feedback from EM resident learners in small group settings.
Validation through feedback and surveys from EM physicians preparing for the ABEM oral board examination.

Main Results:

92% of participants rated the case quality as excellent.
All participants reported an enhanced understanding of thyroid storm.
Case revisions included adding laboratory results and improving clarity based on feedback.

Conclusions:

The oral board practice case is effective in preparing learners for the ABEM oral board exam.
The case successfully enhances understanding and assessment skills for thyroid storm management.
Learner feedback was instrumental in refining the case for optimal educational value.