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Alchen [17]
3 years ago
8

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 ener

gy 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?
Biology
1 answer:
vampirchik [111]3 years ago
8 0
<h3><u>Answer;</u></h3>

Myxedematous coma

<h3><u>Explanation;</u></h3>
  • 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.
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