Endocrine Abstracts

Bioluminescence is bringing new and exciting possibilities to the field of endocrine surgery, because we are able to better harness the property of autofluorescence of the parathyroid glands. Parathyroid glands have an inherent ability to produce infra-red autofluorescence at the wavelength of 820 nm to 830 nm, if the gland absorbs light at the wavelength of 750 nm. With highly sensitive technology and the ability to filter out other reflected light and noise, it is now possib...

Background: At diagnosis of diabetes is a critical time in the life course of diabetes. This a critical time for patient take on knowledge and using it (ref). Utilisation of this information is suboptimal due to logistical factors such as ward environment, time constraints of staff, psychological impact of the diagnosis. Current models of education are mainly didactic with limited impact in some patients.Aims: In collaboration with demontfort design unit...

Background: Evidence suggested a hypercoagulable state in the context of hyperthyroidism. We presented a case of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), a rare but potentially fatal complication of the already high mortality thyroid storm.Case History: A 16year old boy with Asperger’s syndrome was admitted with one-month history of non-specific illness and weight loss followed by 2 weeks of progressive frontal headaches and vomiting, weakness in left arm ...

Catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy is a rare presentation of pheochromocytoma (PCC) with typical and atypical subtypes. These patients are associated with worse rates of morbidity and mortality compared to patients with PCC that were incidentally found. Frequently, these patients would present in the emergency setting with cardiac symptoms that may be difficult to distinguish from ischemic cardiomyopathy, and hence patients may be prescribed cardiac treatment in the form of ...

Introduction: About 12% of patients present to the GPs with hypertension or related symptoms. The current practice of managing resistant hypertension in primary care is inconsistent and general practitioners (GP’s) do not have a criteria for referral to tertiary care.Methods: Quantitative anonymized online survey of 26 questions on the current prescribing practices and thresholds for referral of resistant hypertensi...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the hepatic manifestation of the global epidemic of metabolic disease. It is tightly associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes, yet the precise mechanisms that drive its aetiology are not fully defined. Steroid hormones, including glucocorticoids and sex steroids, regulate metabolic phenotype, and in addition, bile acids have recently been identified as potent metabolic regulators. AKR1D1 (5β-reductase), is predominantly expressed in...