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45th Meeting of the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

Oral Communications

Oral Communications 8

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Hydrocortisone tablets: human factors in manipulation and their impact on dosing accuracy

Webb Emma A , Watson Cameron , Kerr Stephanie , Davies Justin H , Stirling Heather , Batchelor Hannah

Introduction: Exposure to deficient/excess glucocorticoids can lead to long-term health problems in patients with adrenal insufficiency. An age-appropriate low dose hydrocortisone formulation is not available therefore manipulation a 10 mg tablet is required with potential for inaccurate dosing.Aims: To assess the variability in manipulation procedures recommended by healthcare professionals and undertaken by parents/carers. To quantify the dose-variabil...

ea0051oc8.2 | Oral Communications 8 | BSPED2017

Assessment of adrenal function and recovery of HPA axis in children with chronic asthma assessed by LDSST

Gangadharan Arundoss , Didi Mohammed , Das Urmi , Dharmaraj Poonam , Senniappan Senthil , Ramakrishnan Renuka , Blair Jo

Background: Biochemical evidence of adrenal insufficiency (AI) is reported commonly during inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment for asthma. The significance of mildly abnormal results is uncertain. For this reason we adopt a stratified approach to the management of patients with impaired cortisol responses to the low dose short Synacthen test (LDSST): Patients with peak cortisol 350–499 nmol/l (‘suboptimal’) receive hydrocortisone 20 mg/m2 per day d...

ea0051oc8.3 | Oral Communications 8 | BSPED2017

Parent reported outcomes in conditions affecting sex development

Macqueen Zoe , Gardner Melissa , Sandberg David E , Ahmed Syed Faisal

Background: There are gaps in our understanding of the impact of conditions that affect sex development, such as DSD and CAH, on the parent and patient.Aims: The project aimed to explore whether patient reported outcomes (PRO), assessed by standardised questionnaires, could be integrated within routine paediatric endocrine clinic visits.Methods: Previous validated questionnaires were used to develop a parent Self-Report qu...