Endocrine Abstracts

55-year-old man referred to the medical assessment unit by GP with weight loss and tachycardia. His past medical history was significant for myocarditis, long-QT syndrome, out of hospital cardiac arrest and an in-situ ICD. On examination the patient was tremulous, sweaty and tachycardic but otherwise well. An ECG demonstrated sinus tachycardia and routine blood tests were unremarkable. A clinical diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis was made and confirmed biochemically with TSH<0.0...

IntroductionSarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder, characterised by the presence of non-caseating granulomas. 5–13% of cases involve the nervous system. Neurosarcoidosis carries a poor prognosis and can lead to an infiltrative process in the hypothalamo-hypophyseal region, resulting in panhypopituitarism and central diabetes insipidus (DI). These are rare but serious complications of neurosarcoidosis.Case<p class="abstext"...

Monogenic diabetes is estimated to account for as much as 4% of childhood and adolescent diabetes. Positive test rates for monogenic diabetes in the UK have been reported as 23%1. The aim of this study was to determine positive testing rates among adults within the University of Limerick Hospital Group catchment population of approximately 413,000 people. Adults (age >16years) who underwent screening for monogenic diabetes over a 24 month (January 2021 to Decemb...

Introduction: Recent consensus guidelines for the Joint British Diabetes Societies and the Endocrine Society cover the common clinical scenario of optimising glycaemic control in patients receiving enteral (NG/PEG), and total parenteral nutrition (TPN), although the approach recommended differs. Here, we outline an Irish tertiary referral centre experience, and compare with international guidance.Methods: We extracted data from our electronic referral sy...