Medical Emergencies · single question
All of the following are features of myxedema coma EXCEPT:
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Correct answer: C. Tachycardia
- A. Hypothermia is characteristic (severe hypothyroidism).
- B. Bradycardia is expected with the slowed metabolism of hypothyroidism.
- C. Correct. Tachycardia is NOT a feature — hypothyroidism slows the heart (bradycardia). Tachycardia suggests the opposite (thyroid storm).
- D. Hypotension occurs in myxedema coma.
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