Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Short Synacthen Test (SST) is widely used to assess hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in patients on corticosteroids. This requires significant material and human resources especially as patients often require multiple tests. We performed a retrospective cohort study, followed by the implementation of QIP methodology to reduce the number of SST in this cohort of patients.Methodology: We reviewed 167 patients who had a SST and derived ...

There is scant literature on various mental health parameters following treatment of hyperthyroidism. We present our initial results from an ongoing quality improvement project, jointly undertaken by the Endocrinology and Psychiatry teams.Aim: To evaluate anxiety, depression, ability to work and quality of life (QOL) of patients with hyperthyroidism on presentation and after institution of specific therapy.Method: We assessed 68 ne...