Endocrine Abstracts

Measurement of electrical impedance has been proposed as a way to determine whether a hyponatremic patient is hypovolemic or euvolemic. We compare the usefulness of the physical examination (PE) with bioimpedance for determination of volemia in an outpatient hyponatremia clinic.Method: Descriptive prospective analysis. 11 patients attended at the hyponatremia clinic of a tertiary hospital were evaluated. Impedance was measured by a SECA, indicating the p...

IntroductionResponse to Therapy, according to ATA’s dynamic classification, provides a description of the clinical situation in patients with thyroid cancer (TC) a year or more after treatment. It gives us more accurate information than the obtained at diagnosis by static staging systems as AJCC and ATA risk system.ObjetivesTo analyse the association between some factors collected at diagnosis and the ty...

Introduction: Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) occurs in up to 6% of patients taking this medication in iodine sufficient areas and in up to 10% of patients in iodine deficient areas and has a high rate of mortality, that can reach 50% in untreated severe forms. There are two main types (1 and 2) described, although usually we find mixed types, with both components. Below, we describe the cases of two brothers that developed severe mixed forms of amiodarone-induced thyr...

Introduction: The majority of current guidelines recommend surgery for benign solid nodules with pressure symptoms or a significant growth. Currently, minimal invasive techniques have emerged such as radiofrequency ablation (RF) which achieve significant volume decrease and many cases, the improvement or disappearance of pressure symptoms.Results: We describe the efficacy and safety of one single-session of RF in our centre performed in thyroid nodules f...

Introduction: Clinical trials indicate that Tolvaptan is safe and effective in the treatment of patients with sustained mild/moderate SIADH-induced euvolemic hyponatremia. Tolvaptan doses are often modified during chronic use. We present the weekly doses of a series of patients on chronic therapy, followed up in outpatient clinic.Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional. 114 patients receiving tolvaptan for chronic SIADH were followed up in a Hyponatremia...

IntroductionThe number of lymph node metastasis (NM) and the existence of extranodal extensión (ExEx) are not included among prognosis variables used in the most common staging systems for differentiated thyroid cancer as AJCC and ATA risk systems.ObjectiveIn patients with NM at diagnosis, to analyze the association between the number of NM and the presence of ExEx with response to therapy.<p class="...