[Answered]: During the assessment of a 65-year-old patient…

During the assessment of a 65-year-old patient with suspected hyperthyroidism, which characteristic below should you remember specifically for older versus younger patients? Signs and symptoms will be more subtle with younger patients than older. It is the most common prehospital endocrine emergency call you will run. The patient will present with anxiety, bradycardia, and sustained hypotension. Weight loss, exhaustion, and symptoms of CHF are a classic presentation.