Endocrine Abstracts

A 29 year-old nursing student, was incidentally detected to have high serum calcium 3.43 mmol/l (2.2-2.6) whilst being treated for community acquired pneumonia. She had no symptoms of hypercalcaemia. Her uncle had been operated for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) although only limited details were available. PTH of 28 pmol/l (1.6-7.2) confirmed the diagnosis of PHPT. She had vitamin D deficiency, normal liver and renal function. She was offered parathyroidectomy and preoper...

Background and Aim: RAIT has a high success rate in achieving cure of hyperthyroidism but there is unpredictability of thyroid status during the initial post-RAI period, making it difficult to counsel patients or plan medical therapy. We assessed the role of updated TRAB level at the time of RAIT in predicting persistent post-RAI hyperthyroidism.Patients and Methods: We measured TRAB at the time of RAIT (fixed 550MBq dose) in 26 patients with Graves&#146...

Background: The appropriate and timely management of diabetes-related ketoacidosis (DKA) has important implications for patient outcomes. Despite the availability of national management guidelines to promote standardised care, we do not know if there are differences in DKA outcomes and complications between hospitals.Aim: To assess for differences in DKA outcomes and treatment complications between hospitals.Methods: This retrospec...