A patient has a fever of 105°F, irritability, delirium, tachycardia, vomiting, and hypotension. These signs and symptoms are most consistent with:

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The symptoms listed are indicative of a thyrotoxic crisis (also known as a thyroid storm), which is a life-threatening complication of hyperthyroidism. Symptoms include high fever, confusion, agitation, delirium, tachycardia (fast heart rate), vomiting, and low blood pressure (hypotension). Myxedema and hypothyroidism would present with opposite symptoms such as low body temperature and bradycardia. Graves' disease is a type of hyperthyroidism, but it usually presents with more gradual symptoms and not as severe as a thyrotoxic crisis.

A Patient Has a Fever of 105°F, Irritability, Delirium, Tachycardia