Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hyponatraemia is the most common of electrolyte abnormalities. There are numerous factors which may directly cause or contribute to hyponatraemia, including dehydration, concomitant cardiac/hepatic/renal disease, and certain medications, such as diuretics. Hyponatraemia may cause a range of symptoms, depending on the speed and severity of the deficiency. Mild hyponatraemia (>115 mmol/l), can causes malaise, nausea and vomiting. Significant hyponatraemia, [Na<...

Primary adrenal failure is a rare condition with an incidence during pregnancy of around 1 case in 12 000 gestations.A 31 years old primi gravida presented 10 days after giving birth to a healthy child at full term with postural dizziness and severe fatigue. There was no history of excessive blood loss during delivery and her past medical history was unremarkable, but low blood pressure (BP) was reported throughout pregnancy. She mentioned increased body...

A 69-year-old lady with a history of autoimmune diabetes mellitus and primary autoimmune hypothyroidism presented to the Specialist Diabetes Clinic with a significant inexplicable variation in her capillary blood glucose. She had been undergoing investigations with the gastroenterologists for nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Despite extensive investigations including: oesophageal–gastro-duodenoscopy, CT–thorax, abdomen, pelvis scanning, and gastric emptying studies...