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ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2007

New onset thyrotoxicosis presenting as vomiting, abdominal pain and transaminitis in the emergency department.

Laleh Gharahbaghian, Douglas P Brosnan, J Christian Fox, Samuel J Stratton, Mark I Langdorf

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Article in The western journal of emergency medicine, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Abdominal Pain Mimics.Emergency medicine clinics of North America · 2021
    Review
  3. Thyrotoxic vomiting: a case report and possible mechanisms.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2010
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Laleh GharahbaghianDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine.
Douglas P Brosnan
J Christian Fox
Samuel J Stratton
Mark I Langdorf

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report describes an unusual presentation of an emergency department (ED) patient with nausea, vomiting, and epigastric pain, who was initially suspected of having viral hepatitis. The patient returned to the ED seven days later with persistent tachycardia and was diagnosed with new onset thyrotoxicosis.

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PMID19561693
PMCPMC2672220

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