Endocrine Abstracts

Thyrotoxicosis is one of the most common clinical problems in patients referred to endocrine clinic. TRAb is specific for graves disease (GD) and radioisotope scan (RIS) is useful diagnostic test in the investigation of thyrotoxicosis. RIS is commonly used when TRAb is borderline or negative to exclude thyroiditis.Aims and methods: To look at the use of RIS in the investigation of thyrotoxicosis and sub-clinical hyperthyroidism (SCH), and use of anti-thy...