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[[File:Storm Brewing.jpg|300px|thumb|rightleft|''The calm before the storm'']]
'''Thyroid storm''' is considered a severe [[Snowglobe Sign|weather emergency]]<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/01/healthcare-paperwork/ Administrative Storm Andrew to Bring Six Feet of Paperwork]</ref>, so it is essential to know what to do.
'''Definitions'''
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# '''Severe thyroid storm watch''' - Conditions are favorable for thyroid storm so [[Vital Signs|monitor ]] conditions closely.# '''Severe thyroid storm warning''' - Seek [[Call Room|shelter ]] immediately as a thyroid storm is imminent.
# Monitor conditions on a radio and television.
# If you are outside and can get indoors, do so otherwise or feel the wrath of thyroid storm.
# If you are in the woods, stay [[Limbic System|low to the ground ]] under small trees.# If you are in an open area, stay low to the ground and find a ditch or [[Silicon Valley|valley]].# If you are in the hospital about to meet thyroid storm head on, pray and hope your stockpiles of [[Metoprolol|beta blockers ]] and thionamides are adequate.
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[[Category: Endocrinology]]