Endocrine Abstracts

We report a 77 year old male who presented to the respiratory clinic with episodes of periodic sweating. These episodes were associated nausea. They came on with exercise and always occurred before meals. The resolving factor noted by the patient was food intake and no features suggestive of reactive hypoglycaemia were noted. His past medical history was significant for hypertension, mild bronchiectasis, mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea requiring CPAP therapy and ische...

Case presentation: A 66 year old male presented to the clinical physiology department for a routine ECHO. He was found to be hemodynamically unstable with fast Atrial fibrillation and was referred to ED for immediate management. He was subsequently admitted in CCU under Cardiology. He presented with a 3 month history of shortness of breath, palpitations, persistent tremors, unintentional weight loss and generalised fatigue. No previous thyroid problems. He had a longstanding h...

A 73 year old man was admitted to the hospital with a multi-factorial fall. He was otherwise asymptomatic. Past medical history included stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD), ulcerative colitis, epidermolysis bullosa and mild cognitive impairment. Examination was unremarkable apart from unilateral leg swelling and deep venous thrombosis was excluded. Investigations showed incidental undetectable magnesium level and severe hypocalcaemia. Potassium level was normal, 25-hydroxy-v...