A Patient Presents to the Emergency Department ( ED )With

A patient presents to the emergency department ( ED ) with the following clinical signs: Pulse: 132 beats/min
Blood pressure: 88/50 mm Hg
Respiratory rate: 32 breaths/min
Temperature: 104.8° F
Chest x-ray: Findings consistent with congestive heart failure
Cardiac rhythm: Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response
These signs are consistent with which disorder?

A) Adrenal crisis
B) Myxedema coma
C) Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone ( SIADH )
D) Thyroid storm

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