Endocrine Abstracts

A 75-year-old female presented with increasing drowsiness and no other specific features. Past medical history included the antiphospholipid syndrome, three episodes of myocardial infarction, left ischaemic leg, epilepsy, hypothyroidism and splenectomy. Medications included warfarin. Examination showed pulse 70/min, blood pressure 120/60 mmHg, crepitations at the left lung base, a Glasgow Coma Scale 14/15. Investigations revealed serum sodium 117 mmol/l, urea 8.8 mmol/l, serum...