Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Acute hypercalcaemia of biochemical and symptomatic nature is a relatively common emergency medical presentation. Its management has tended to vary significantly and this can affect patient’s outcomes and length of hospital stay.Aim: To assess the acute management of hypercalcaemia in relation to the new Society for Endocrinology guidance.Method: A retrospective audit of all cases of hypercalcaemia admitted to Oxfo...

Introduction: We report a case of severe thyrotoxic cardiomyopathy, a potentially life threatening complication of thyrotoxicosis.Case report: A female, age 47, usually fit and well, presented to the GP with 4 week history of feeling generally unwell, intermittent palpitations and right leg swelling. Ultrasound ruled out a DVT. She developed shortness of breath, heat intolerance, tremor, weight loss, generalized body swelling. She noticed change in her v...

Background: Patients receiving radiotherapy for residual or recurrent pituitary adenoma require regular surveillance for the development of anterior pituitary axis deficit. Whilst the sequelae of hypopituitarism post cranial irradiation is well recognized, there are relatively varied incidences of new onset hypopituitarism post-conventional radiotherapy, reported in the literature. We aimed to investigate timing and frequency of the individual axis deficits in adults who have ...