Endocrine Abstracts

Intravenous iron formulations allow administration of high doses of elemental iron enabling correction of total iron deficit in one or two infusions. An underappreciated complication is hypophosphatemia from increased fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) secretion. An 85-year-old male presented with a second episode of generalized tonic-clonic seizures. The first episode was a month ago, and serum phosphate was 0.2 mmol/l (0.8-1.4). He was treated with phosphate replacement al...

A 20-year-old lady of Vietnamese origin presented with increasing frequency of headaches and worsening right sided weakness over 4 days. There was no other significant past medical illness, and she was not on any regular medication. She was not a smoker, and there was a history of thyrotoxicosis in her mother. Her heart rate was 110 beats per minute, and she was in sinus rhythm. On examination there was right sided weakness (MRC grade 4/5), expressive dysphasia, tremor of her ...

Diabetes is the leading cause of end stage renal failure. So, identifying patients at risk and intensifying management of blood pressure, lipids and glycaemic control can reduce and delay progression to organ replacement therapy. The aim of our study was to determine whether our pilot 3 monthly joint diabetes-renal clinics set up in April 2018 was able to achieve targets outlined by national guidelines and whether patient satisfaction and improved outcomes could lead to furthe...