Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Disease-related malnutrition (DRM) is characterized by the presence of an acute or chronic inflammatory response. The traditional parameters for diagnosis, such as albumin, have failed in their application, forcing a reconsideration of the criteria used for the diagnosis of DRM. The ratio of C-Reactive Protein to prealbumin (CP ratio) allows to assess nutritional changes in relation to the inflammatory environment. The objective of this study is to assess the dia...

ObjectiveSurgery is the only curative treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism. Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy is superior in terms of cure and complication rates and is less costly than inpatient bilateral cervical exploration. Preoperative localization of parathyroid adenoma by imaging is a requirement for outpatient minimally invasive surgery. One of the most frequently used imaging techniques for parathyroid adenoma localization is Tc99m-sesta...

Introduction: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. Guidelines recommend a confirmatory test in the majority of suspected cases: oral sodium loading, saline infusion test (SIT), captopril challenge test (CCT), or fludrocortisone suppression test. The SIT and CCT are most commonly used in clinical practice to study autonomous aldosterone secretion.Objectives and Methods: We compared the CCT’s diagnosis perform...