Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Radioiodine (RAI) is highly effective in the treatment of hyperthyroidism. Lithium reduces thyroidal release of organic iodide and thyroid hormones, thus increasing thyroid retention of RAI and subsequently, the delivered dose of radiation. Controversy surrounds whether lithium increases the efficacy of RAI.Aims: To assess whether lithium improved outcome after radioiodine treatment and analyse fT4 and eye disease changes in lithium treatment...

Background: Close follow up of patients treated with radioiodine (RAI) for hyperthyroidism is imperative to ensure that resultant hypothyroidism or ensuing hyperthyroidism is detected promptly and treated. Protocols of follow up vary between hospitals. In our centre, a telephone clinic is used and patients are called after thyroid function tests at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 weeks post radioiodine.Aims: To audit patient follow up in the telephone clinic, comparin...