Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: We set out to dispel the commonly held myth that endocrine practice in district general hospitals is dominated by thyroid disease. A local questionnaire revealed trainees felt thyroid disease made-up >50% of DGH referrals.Methods: We reviewed consecutive new patient referrals to our endocrine clinic over a 2-year period. We documented the referral and outcome diagnosis and looked at the distribution of these referrals across the areas of the en...

Aim: To evaluate the outcomes of radioactive iodine therapy (RAI) in benign thyroid disease following implementation of 2007 Royal College of Physicians (RCP) guidelines in a large NHS foundation trust.Method: The medical records of patients referred for RAI therapy at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (UK) between 2013 and 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient data was collected from patients’ notes and electronic documents system. The data record...

A 69-year-old retired pharmacist was referred to our endocrine clinic with an incidental finding of hypokalaemia noted during recent spinal fusion surgery. He has been hypertensive for 6 years. His blood pressure was well controlled on Diltiazem 240 mg and Doxazosin 4 mg, but required 8 tablets of SandoK daily to maintain normokalaemia. His past medical history includes type 2 diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, chronic kidney disease, hypercholesterolaemia and benign prostatic hy...

Aims: To assess the diagnosis and management of patients with thyrotoxicosis in a district general hospital comparing with American Thyroid Association (ATA) recommendations.Methods: Retrospective study, electronic case notes of patients referred to the endocrine clinic between May 2009 and April 2011 (n=148) were reviewed. A pro-forma was designed collecting details of demographics, investigations, diagnosis and treatments received.<p class...