The nurse is teaching a class for a group of nursing students regarding myxedema coma. The nurse knows the students understand teaching when they identify which of the following as possible precipitating factors for myxedema coma? Select all that apply.

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The nurse is teaching a class for a group of nursing students regarding myxedema coma. The nurse knows the students understand teaching when they identify which of the following as possible precipitating factors for myxedema coma?  Select all that apply.

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Myxedema coma is a severe form of hypothyroidism, and it can be precipitated by factors that further stress the body or decrease metabolic function, such as trauma and infection. Excessive use of thyroid replacement medications and central nervous system stimulants would likely increase metabolic rate, contrary to the decreased metabolic function seen in myxedema coma. Exposure to cold, not heat and humidity, is a known precipitant.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Class for a Group of Nursing