Endocrine Abstracts

Background: A large proportion of patients who attend the Endocrine clinic have thyroid dysfunction, usually thyrotoxicosis. These patients require regular thyroid function tests (TFTs) and advice on medication dose alteration, usually through frequent clinic appointments. At our University Teaching Hospital, we have a nurse-led system whereby TFT monitoring and advice is managed virtually, with patients usually attending clinic annually for review. We call this the Thyroid Sh...

Patients with Adrenal Insufficiency are potentially at risk of life threatening events if during intercurrent illness they do not take adequate glucocorticoid replacement. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Clinical Knowledge Summaries for this patient group recommend that they should: know how to self inject intramuscular hydrocortisone in an emergency; how to adjust their steroid replacement in response to illness; understand the importance of medical iden...

Background: Adrenal crisis is a life threatening emergency with an incidence of 5–10 adrenal crises/100 patient-years with mortality around 0.5/100 patient-years.Objective: Audit of inpatient adrenal crisis management was undertaken in line with Society for Endocrinology (SFE) guidance 2016 (Trust audit No:9763).Methods: Retrospective evaluation of electronic and paper case records of 2 years (January 2017–December 2018)....

Introduction: Decreased bone mineral density (BMD) is a concern in Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) given life-long glucocorticoid treatment. We undertook a quality improvement project (QIP) to optimise bone health for all adult CAH patients under our care in line with Endocrine Society CAH Guidelines.Method: Retrospective case notes and electronic records’ review was undertaken to identify CAH patients in University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL)...