Endocrine Abstracts

A 26-year-old Caucasian female presented at 14 weeks gestation with a 6-week history of lethargy, nausea and vomiting during her first pregnancy. Her adjusted Calcium was 4.12 mmol/l and parathyroid hormone (PTH) 26 pmol/l, consistent with possible primary hyperparathyroidism. She was previously well apart from occasional migraines. There was no known history of familial hypercalcaemia or MEN. Other biochemistry results revealed hypokalaemia of 3.2 mmol/l, low vitamin D at 16 ...

Background: Children who are overweight and obese have a higher incidence of fracture, but it is unknown if this varies by fracture site. Indeed, obesity in adult women protects against forearm fracture, but increases the risk of humeral fractures. We aimed to determine if adiposity differed by fracture site in children with upper limb fractures.Methods: Children aged 3–18 years were recruited within 60 days of fracture. Height, weight, waist circum...

A 57-year-old man with a history of alcohol excess was admitted following a road traffic accident. He suffered multiple trauma with fractures to his left femur, tibia and fibula, his right pubic ramus and several ribs. In addition severe abdominal trauma necessitated nephrectomy and splenectomy. Routine biochemistry and bone profile on admission was within normal limits.He had a prolonged stay in the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) with acute kidney injury ...