Endocrine Abstracts

Ipilimumab is an anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody licensed for metastatic melanoma.A 70-year-old female with metastatic malignant melanoma presented with anorexia, malaise and confusion two weeks after her fourth dose of Ipilimumab. She had a low serum sodium of 124 pmol/L on proton pump inhibitor and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which were stopped and she was fluid restricted to 1.5 litres/day. Her urinary sodium wa...

Introduction: Currently there is no published data nationally in the rate of lost appointments for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) care during the antenatal period.Objective: To determine the rate of did not attend appointments (DNAs) for patients with GDM during their antenatal period and the differences in attendance between GDM and obstetric follow-up visits and their associated factors.Methods: A retrospective examination o...

Ipilimumab is an anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody licensed for metastatic melanoma.A 70-year-old female with metastatic malignant melanoma presented with anorexia, malaise and confusion two weeks after her fourth dose of Ipilimumab. She had a low serum sodium of 124 pmol/L on proton pump inhibitor and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which were stopped and she was fluid restricted to 1.5 litres/day. Her urinary sodium wa...

Introduction: Currently there is no published data nationally in the rate of lost appointments for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) care during the antenatal period.Objective: To determine the rate of did not attend appointments (DNAs) for patients with GDM during their antenatal period and the differences in attendance between GDM and obstetric follow-up visits and their associated factors.Methods: A retrospective examination o...

Introduction: Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are the latest class of anti-hyperglycaemic agents which reduce blood glucose by increasing urinary glucose excretion.Aims: 1) To assess the metabolic and haemodynamic changes associated with SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients attending Sligo University Hospital (SUH) Ireland.2) To enhance prescriber awareness across disciplines regarding the metabolic and haemodynamic ben...

Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality of all psychiatric conditions. Sligo University Hospital (SUH) uses the MARSIPAN protocol for the (Management of Really Sick Patients with Anorexia Nervosa) for inpatient treatment.Case 1; 22-year-old lady with a BMI of 12.06 kg/m2, admitted voluntarily and reported food and bowels dominated her life, did not leave the house, consuming only nutritional ‘supplements, l...

Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality of all psychiatric conditions. Sligo University Hospital (SUH) uses the MARSIPAN protocol for the (Management of Really Sick Patients with Anorexia Nervosa) for inpatient treatment.Case 1; 22-year-old lady with a BMI of 12.06 kg/m2, admitted voluntarily and reported food and bowels dominated her life, did not leave the house, consuming only nutritional ‘supplements, l...

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is any degree of glucose intolerance developed during pregnancy1. Remote Blood Glucose Monitoring (BGM) may facilitate more effective communication between women with GDM and physicians.Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of remote BGM (using OneTouch Verio system) in the management of women with GDM during COVID-19 and assess the impact on delivery modality. Diabetes in pregnancy NICE gu...