Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Digital epidemiology uses digital data which was not generated with the primary goal of serving epidemiological research (Life Sci Soc Pol 2018; 14:1). Recently, time and geographical correlation was noted between Google Trends findings and the prevalence of coronary artery disease (JACC, 2018, 71:98). Furthermore, using Google Trends, we have noted that the search terms ‘fatigue/weakness’ were correlated with the terms ‘hypothyroidism/thyroiditis&...

Introduction: In the Covid-19 era mass media present people worldwide, including in Greece, to transiently flock to green spaces and parks. A study from the Western United States in 2020, indicated that indeed, park visitation may have increased by 20% compared to baseline (the immediate pre-Covid-19 period). The Google mobility index (GMI) is based on location data/visits - from smartphone users - to various areas; among areas of mobility the GMI can focus specifically on vis...

Introduction/Aim: The diagnosis and management of hypothyroidism in pregnancy is a domain of shifting paradigms, with changes in guidelines, which may have led clinicians to confusion or angst (Endocrine Today; October 2019). Since sentiment analysis (SA) of medical texts can be implemented (Artificial Intelligence in Medicine 2015; 64: 17–27) we sought to use SA regarding this clinical issue.Materials/Methods: We collected the English language abst...

Erectile dysfunction is a common complaint of men with hypogonadism. We present the case-history of a 42-year-old man who complained of erectile dysfunction for four years. Previous paternity was mentioned in his past medical history. On clinical examination his appearance was eunuchoid with frontal balding, reduced chest hair and lipomastia. Bilateral ptosis was also noticed and after being questioned the patient admitted that he had surgically repaired eyelid ptosis one year...

Introduction: Metastases to the thyroid are rare (1.4–3% of malignant solid tumors). When present, metastatic cancers mimic the ultrasound image of the thyroid parenchyma, hindering diagnosis. Breast cancer rarely metastasizes to the thyroid.Case: A 61-year-old woman was referred for goiterin the context of post-surgery evaluation for breast cancer. Thyrotropin (1.14 mIU/l), calcitonin (0.5 pg/ml) and parathyroidhormone (54 pg/ml) levels were norma...

Introduction: Recently Roche Diagnostics (Rotkreuz, Switzerland) introduced the third generation of its Elecsys free thyroxine (FT4 iii) assay (in Greece from February 2019 onwards). The new assay is considered to have reduced biotin interference compared to its previous version (Ft4 ii). Kits of the FT4 ii assay are still available (and valid) according to the manufacturer’s expiration date. Using the FT4 ii assay per the manufacturer’s instructions we noticed FT4...

Introduction: In a US study of general practitioners, 50%-60% of their working time was found to be dedicated to paperwork and electronic medical record-keeping (including electronic prescription – EPC writing)1.Aim: Given the mandatory use of EPC in Greece, we wanted to assess the time required for this in the daily practice of our outpatient endocrinology clinic.Method: In one of the outpatient (OUP) clinics of t...

Introduction/Aim: Disease awareness days are numerous and varied [1]. In the present study we tried to assess the short-term impact of the 2017 diabetes awareness day in Greece by examining localized relevant internet-based searches.Materials/Methods: We collected data from Google TrendsTM regarding relative [internet] search volumes (RSVs) with key words “diabetes” (in Greek and English; study group) and “breast cancer” (a...

Introduction-Aim: Manifest dream content is rarely studied in dream research. Conflicting results have been presented regarding dream recall and affect vis-à-vis the menstrual cycle. Progestagens may improve dream recall. Thus, we aimed to assess dream recall/affect vis-à-vis the menstrual cycle in a large sample of women.Subjects-methods: We studied 779 women (mean age +S.D.: 31+9 years). The subjects were give...

Introduction: Lactation is a period of particular importance regarding the management of glycemia in women with Diabetes Mellitus type 1 (DM1), the aim being to prevent hypoglycemia during breastfeeding. The purpose of this study was to investigate the variation of insulin requirements during lactation in comparison with pre-pregnancy levels in women with DM1 and to find potential correlation factors.Materials-methods: We conducted a retrospective case f...