Endocrine Abstracts

A 39 year-old man was referred with resistant hypertension from the nephrology service. Diagnosis was at 26 years and associated with hypokalaemia, left ventricular hypertrophy and proteinuria. Initial results (on amiloride) were: Aldosterone (A) 1900 pmol/l, direct renin (R) 10.2mU/mL and Aldosterone:Renin Ratio (ARR) 186. Saline suppression testing off interfering medications confirmed primary aldosteronism (PA): Aldosterone 1050 pmol/l, Renin 4.1uIU/mL and ARR 256 at four h...

Background and Aims: The use of thyroid ultrasound is gaining in popularity at undergraduate level, this can help augment students understanding of both anatomy and endocrinology. We aimed to embed a weekly one hour thyroid ultrasound practical teaching session as part of the QUB (Queen’s University Belfast) 3 rd year medical student’s endocrine and diabetes rotation. Students completed a questionnaire on the effectiveness of the teaching.<p class="abs...

Background: Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours of the sympathetic and parasympathetic paraganglia. Optimal outcomes are dependent on careful investigation, management and follow-up.Aim: The aim of this audit was to review clinicopathological characteristics of a cohort of operated abdominal paragangliomas in Northern Ireland.Methods: This is a retrospective audit of abdominal paragangliomas from the Northern Ireland reg...