Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hyperthyroidism owing to Graves’ disease or toxic nodular goiter is a common condition seen in clinical practice. The available modes of therapy are antithyroid drugs, surgery and radioiodine (RAI) therapy. Radioiodine is an effective, safe and relatively inexpensive form of therapy in patients suffering from hyperthyroidism. The aim of our study is to assess the effectiveness of radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment in patients with hyperthyroidism.<p clas...

Introduction: The pathophysiology of diabetic nephropathy is characterized by proteinuria which often precedes the decline in creatinine clearance. The objective of our study was to describe the clinical and metabolic characteristics of a population of diabetic femele patients with renal failure without proteinuria.Methods: This is a retrospective study that included 37 diabetic women who had been hospitalized at the National Institute of Nutrition of Tu...