On further questioning you gather that the patient has always been very skinny, anxious and sweaty. He recently went to his homeopath/shaman who gave him an old Inuit remedy called Illitsuitok. You look at the label (in Inuit) and see that the major ingredient is Iodine.
In the ED he is febrile to 102.9F, comatose and diaphoretic. He has lower extremity edema and his pants are full of diarrhea. His EKG shows Afib with RVR.
What is the most likely endocrinological emergency?
What tool can you use in order to classify or diagnose this entity?
What is the treatment?
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