Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypercalcaemia is a well-recognised feature amongst children with Williams-Beuren syndrome with a reported incidence between 0-43%1. In most cases this is mild however in some, reportedly 6.1% (Sindhar et al.1) it is severe enough for it to be actionable and cause nephrocalcinosis. We present 2 cases of severe hypercalcaemia requiring treatment with bisphosphonates. Case 1: A 16 month old male admitted following...

Background: • Updated guidance on management of DKA in 2020.• Main changes: &cir; Diagnostic Criteria &squf; same ketone/pH criteria but serum bicarbonate level lower (<15 mmol/l) &cir; Severity: &squf; pH <7.3 or bicarb <15=Mild DKA pH <7.2 or bicarb <10=Moderate DKA<p cla...