Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Disorders of plasma sodium are one of the commonest electrolyte abnormalities affecting acutely unwell patients. The North Middlesex is a busy district general hospital with a diverse population. We reviewed our hypernatraemic population to identify possible trends in age, demographics and outcomes.Methods: Through the biochemistry laboratory, we identified all patients with sodium level above 145 mmol/L who were acute inpatients or attende...

Introduction: Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient (JBDS-IP) recommended reducing fixed-rate intravenous insulin infusion (FRIII) rate to 0.05units/kg/hr when blood glucose falls <14 mmol/l to avoid hypoglycaemia during diabetes-related ketoacidosis (DKA).Aim: We studied the impact of guideline change on complications and outcomes of DKA.Methods: We included all DKA episo...