What Is Myxedema?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
10. Treatment
Treatment for myxedema usually involves replacing lost hormones. This means medication that gives the patient a synthetic variety of T4 hormones. This will help to ease the symptoms but it is not a cure and the patient will likely have to remain on medication for the rest of their life.
Cases of myxedema coma should be taken very seriously indeed and admission to an intensive care unit is likely. The patient will need to be treated so that their symptoms can be managed while also trying to address the underlying cause. A myxedema coma is fatal in many cases, so the patient will need to be found treatment as soon as possible.
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