Endocrine Abstracts

Inpatient hypoglycaemia is common and associated with adverse outcome during admission and post discharge. We investigated management of hypoglycaemia using the time to repeat (TTR) capillary blood glucose (CBG) measurement as a surrogate for engagement with clinical guidelines.Methods: Inpatient CBG data from 8 hospitals over a 7 y period were analysed. Primary care prescribing information was available, and admissions were associated with insulin or SU...

A 51 year old female presented with an Adjusted Calcium (Adj Cal) of 1.68mmol/l (Ref: 2.20-2.60 mmol/l), raised PTH 24.2 pmol/l (1.6-6.9 pmol/l) and raised Alkaline phosphatase (ALP). She had a background of type 2 intestinal failure secondary to surgical complications resulting in stoma formation. She reported peri-oral tingling, joint stiffness, cramps and generalised pain over several months which left her requiring the use of a wheelchair for mobilisation. There was proxim...

Section 1: Case history: A 23-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with a 3-month history of intermittent chest pain and palpitations. She was found to be hypokalaemic and hypocalcaemic. On direct-questioning she reported 3 weeks of perioral paraesthesia and muscle spasms. She had an unrestricted diet and no other personal or family history of note. She was normotensive with a sinus tachycardia and normal QT-interval, Chvostek’s negative, with no features...