Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Obesity is a chronic and complex disease which is considered as one of the major health challenges with short- and long-term health consequences. Childhood obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for age and gender after two years of age. The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, liraglutide, is proven to promote weight reduction when used at a higher dose of 3.0 mg once daily. This study a...

Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders that arise from enzyme deficiencies in biosynthetic pathways of the adrenal. The most common enzyme deficiency, 21-hydroxylase deficiency, results in cortisol deficiency, androgen excess and variable aldosterone deficiency. Current guidelines recommend a standard dose short Synacthen test (SDSST) is performed between 24 and 48 hours of life, with measurement of corti...