Hypothyroidism in a Patient Presenting with Torsion of an Ovarian Cyst and a Possible Difficult Airway

Authors: Andrew Cocchiarella, MD, Shaheen Shaikh, MD, William Frost, DO, and Stephen O. Heard, MD
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Introduction

A 17-year-old female with a history of untreated hypothyroidism, familial pseudohypoparathyroidism and morbid obesity presented to the emergency room with nausea, vomiting and severe diffuse abdominal pain. After evaluation by the pediatric [...]