Endocrine Abstracts

A 36-year-old lady presented at 26-weeks gestation with symptoms of palpitations, anxiety, tremors, and breathlessness. She had received the 1st dose of the mRNA vaccine (Pfizer) for Covid-19 a month prior and her symptoms started a couple of weeks after the vaccine. She was a gravida 4 para 2 with gestational diabetes diagnosed during previous pregnancies and also early on in the current pregnancy requiring insulin treatment maintaining excellent antenatal glycaemic control. ...

Introduction: Cortisol insufficiency has been reported following cardiac surgery in infants but has not been associated with postoperative complications. In our hospital serum cortisol is measured following cardiac surgery when hypotension is refractory to two inotropes at maximal dose.Methods: Retrospective case note study to describe features of adrenal insufficiency in post-operative cardiac patients with low serum cortisol.Resu...