Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Radioiodine is used for the treatment of Thyrotoxicosis when medical treatment (anti-thyroid drugs) has failed or cannot be tolerated and surgical treatment is not an option. Our previous audit in 2011 demonstrated substantial adherence to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) guidelines for Radioiodine treatment, but one patient was lost to follow-up. It was recommended that we improve our re-call system. We aimed to re-audit our service.<p ...

Introduction: Radioiodine is used for the treatment of Thyrotoxicosis when medical treatment (anti-thyroid drugs) has failed or cannot be tolerated and surgical treatment is not an option. Our previous audit in 2011 demonstrated substantial adherence to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) guidelines for Radioiodine treatment, but one patient was lost to follow-up. It was recommended that we improve our re-call system. We aimed to re-audit our service.<p ...