The combination of a relatively sudden decline in mental status, weight loss, and a hyperdynamic state, coupled with an enlarged thyroid and exophthalmos, suggests ____.
A. hyperthyroidism
B. thyroid storm
C. goiter
D. hypothyroidism
Answer: B
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