Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Radioiodine is used as a method of treating hyperthyroidism secondary to Grave’s disease and toxic goitres. Radioiodine therapy most often results in patients becoming hypothyroid, however a small percentage of patients (around 10–20%) require repeated doses to treat persistent hyperthyroidism.Aim: The aim of this audit was to determine the outcome of patients who received radioiodine for hyperthyroidism over 5 years period.<p c...

Introduction: Isolated eosinophilic pancreatitis is very rare disease and usually occurs either as hyperoesinophylia syndrome or as part of eosinophilic gastroenteritis.Case report: A 55-year-old man presented to his general practitioner (GP) with a 3 week history of flu-like symptoms, pruritis, weight loss and diarrhoea. Initial investigations showed eosinophilia (32.2 ×109/l) and a normal random glucose.He was see...

Introduction: According to think glucose traffic light referral, Diabetic patients with persisting hyperglycaemia or recurrent hypoglycaemia should be referred to diabetes specialist team, which include diabetic specialist nurses (DSN). In our trust, the point of care alerts the system when BM is <4 mmol/l and > 20 mmol/l.Aims and Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of all patients within a 2 week peri...

Introduction: According to guidelines, to predict early signs of micro-vascular complications in patients with diabetes, regular foot examination and perform regular investigations which include HbA1c, urea and electrolytes (U+Es), albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) and lipid profile.Methods: During February 2017, consecutive patient medical notes were collected from a weekly general diabetic clinic. Using the patient notes ...

Introduction: According to think glucose traffic light referral, Diabetic patients with persisting hyperglycaemia or recurrent hypoglycaemia should be referred to diabetes specialist team, which include diabetic specialist nurses (DSN). In our trust, the point of care alerts the system when BM is <4 mmol/l and > 20 mmol/l.Aims and Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of all patients within a 2 week peri...

Introduction: According to guidelines, to predict early signs of micro-vascular complications in patients with diabetes, regular foot examination and perform regular investigations which include HbA1c, urea and electrolytes (U+Es), albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) and lipid profile.Methods: During February 2017, consecutive patient medical notes were collected from a weekly general diabetic clinic. Using the patient notes ...

Introduction: Blood glucose control in insulin-dependent diabetes is heavily influenced by compliance, and how insulin is administered, which is emphasised to those with diabetes. However, when a patient is admitted to hospital, the administration of insulin is often by a nurse. The aim of this study was therefore to assess the knowledge of nurses around this subject, and to identify if there was a need for further training.Method: We conducted a prospec...