Thyrotoxicosis syndrome: signs and symptoms
"A Penny For Every Symptom That Hyperthyroidism Will Make Grossly Evident":
Anxiety
Palpitations/ Pulse rapid
Fatigability
Emotional lability
Sweating
Tremor
Heat intolerance
Weight loss with good appetite
Muscular weakness/ Menstrual changes
Goitre
Eye changes
Another mnemonic:
FANTOMS PWD
F: fatigue
A: appetite increased
A: appetite increased
N: nervousness , nervous excitability
T: tremor
O: oligomenorrhea, ophthalmoplegia
M: myopathies involving the girdle muscles
S: sleep disturbance(insomnia), sweating, staring eye
P: palpitation, pulse rate increased
W: weight loss, water hammer pulse, weather (cold)
D: diplopia, diarrhea, dyspnea on exertion
T: tremor
O: oligomenorrhea, ophthalmoplegia
M: myopathies involving the girdle muscles
S: sleep disturbance(insomnia), sweating, staring eye
P: palpitation, pulse rate increased
W: weight loss, water hammer pulse, weather (cold)
D: diplopia, diarrhea, dyspnea on exertion
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