Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: Vitamin D deficiency is rarely considered or treated in critically ill patients. Deficiency of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH) D) prior to hospital admission might be a significant predictor of short and long term all cause patient mortality in a critically ill patient. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in hospitalized patients and its relation to the length of stay and outcome of hospitalization.Methods: Prospective...

Background: T2DM is a metabolic disorder characterized by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism.T2DM is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment. The etiology of cognitive impairment in people with T2DM is uncertain, but it is most likely multi factorial. Chronic hyperglycemia, cerebral micro vascular disease, severe hypoglycemia, and...

Background: The term metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of associated symptoms composed of impaired fasting glucose, abdominal obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia. Metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and diabetes-associated morbidity and mortality. Further, there is evidence that metabolic syndrome is an effective and simple clinical tool for identifying high-risk subjects predisposed to cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellit...

Introduction: Thyroid nodules are extremely common. By age 60, about one-half of all people have a thyroid nodule. Cryoablation is used in a variety of clinical applications, using hollow needles (cryoprobes). Cryoprobes are inserted into or placed adjacent to diseased tissue which is desired to be ablated.Objectives: To evaluate the effect of Cryoablation on the size & function of thyroid nodule, which may replace the need for surgery or radiotherap...

Insulin resistance (IR) with compensatory hyper-insulinemia are key factors involved in the pathogenesis of glucose metabolism disorders (including impaired fasting glucose and glucose tolerance and frank diabetes mellitus) as well as increased thyroid gland volume and nodule prev-alence in patients with metabolic syndrome. On the other hand, thyroid hormone contributes to the regulation of carbohydrates metabolism and pancreatic function. This cross-sectional study investigat...