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      Vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain: unrecognized symptoms of thyrotoxicosis.

      The Journal of family practice
      Abdominal Pain, etiology, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Medical Records, Middle Aged, Nausea, Retrospective Studies, Thyrotoxicosis, complications, diagnosis, physiopathology, Vomiting

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          The prevalence of symptoms in thyrotoxicosis at the time of diagnosis has received little attention in studies of this condition. Vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain have not been included as common presenting symptoms for thyrotoxicosis in standard textbooks of medicine and endocrinology. Some reports in the medical literature, however, indicate that these abdominal symptoms may be important manifestations of this condition. A retrospective chart review was undertaken to determine the prevalence of vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain in patients hospitalized for thyrotoxicosis at Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, from 1982 through 1986. Of 25 thyrotoxic patients who had thyrotoxicosis diagnosed during or immediately prior to admission, 44% reported vomiting, 28% reported nausea, and 20% complained of abdominal pain. One or more of these abdominal symptoms were included as a chief complaint in 36% of cases reviewed. Further study of the clinical presentation of thyrotoxicosis in the outpatient setting is needed to improve the timeliness and cost effectiveness of the clinical diagnosis of this condition.

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