Endocrine Abstracts

A 62-year-old man was referred from secondary care with a long history of recurrent ureteric colic, borderline hypercalcaemia with parathyroid hormone level in the low-normal range and a normal serum phosphate. There was no family history of kidney stones or osteoporosis and no history of childhood urinary infections.Repeated biochemistry at presentation was as follows: PTH 2.1 pmol/l (1.1–6.8), corrected calcium 2.56 mmol/l (2.15–2.55), phosph...

Aim: In the thyrotoxicosis local investigation protocol, Tc99m pertechnetate scintigraphy technetium scan is used to assess the presence of thyroid uptake and both the degree and pattern of uptake. TSH receptor antibodies are used to demonstrate the presence and activity of autoimmune thyroid disease. We audited the utility of these investigations in a series of thyrotoxic patients.Methods: Forty-nine patients (11 men, 38 women, mean age 47.5±38) we...