When evaluating a patient for thyroid storm, factors including body temperature, CNS dysfunction, GI/liver dysfunction, cardiovascular dysfunction, and triggering factors contribute to calculating a Burch-Wartofsky score. A score >45 is highly probable for thyroid storm, whereas a score <25 makes thyroid storm improbable. Thryotoxicosis vs Thyroid Storm: A Scoring System

When treating thyroid storm, propranolol 1) blocks monodeiodinase type I which decreases peripheral conversion of T4 to T3, 2) blocks beta-1 receptors decreasing cardiac contractility and heart rate, and 3) blocks beta-2 receptors increasing systemic vascular resistance. How Propranolol Works in Thyroid Storm

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