Endocrine Abstracts

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DK) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). We performed a case review of DK patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of our Hospital between 1 June 2012 and 30 June 2016. A demographic analysis was made, time of DM evolution, the therapy and the factors that led to its decompensation. Thus, a total of 42 DK patients were admitted to the ICU in the referred period, mean age was 45 years, a clear predominance of femal...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). We describe 2 cases of type-2 diabetic patients admitted by a surgical reason/trauma in which DM control was neglected. We present a 74-year-old patient with poor metabolic control (HbA1c 7,6%) treated with metphormin, sitagliptin and glibenclamide, admitted for orthopaedic surgery. During hospitalization, there were noted several episodes of disorientation with hyperglycae...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in the outpatient setting, and a single parathyroid adenoma is usually the culprit. Clinical presentation is commonly dictated by hypercalcemia. Symptoms can range from mild non-specific malaise and gastrointestinal disturbances, through bone disease, kidney stones, cardiovascular and neuromuscular dysfunction to, ultimately, coma and death. However, the vast majority of patien...

Introduction: Hypothyroidism can affect the nervous system, commonly causing mono and polyneuropathies which show a variable frequency and pattern. Its mechanisms are not fully understood. Symptoms usually correlate better with the duration of the dysfunction rather than with its severity and typically improve significantly after medical therapy.Case report: A 58-year-old woman was admitted at our hospital with a one-year history of progressive weakness ...