Burch-Wartofsky Point Scale for Diagnosis of Thyroid Storm
• Thermoregulatory Dysfunction
- Temperature (0-30)
• Cardiovascular
- Tachycardia (0-25)
- Atrial Fibrillation (0-10)
- Congestive Heart Failure (0-20)
• Gastrointestinal-hepatic Dysfunction (0-20)
• CNS Disturbance (0-30)
• Precipitant History (0-10)
Scores totaled:
>45 Thyroid storm
25-44 Impending Thyroid storm
<25 Storm unlikely
- UTSWIM Chiefs @UTSWIMchief
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