Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: A QIP to improve early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis (AC) in adults. Issuance of new NHS emergency steroid cards (SEC) in accordance with National Patient Safety Alert (NPSA) August 2020.Background: National Reporting and Learning System found that two deaths and six incidents (severe harm) were associated with shortfalls in managing adrenal insufficiency (AI) over 4 Years. A resulting NPSA advised the care organisations to identify th...

Background: Gonadotroph adenomas are usually clinically non-functioning and hypersecretion of FSH or LH is unusual, and no distinct hormone-dependent clinical phenotype is present. Positive immunostaining for nuclear transcription factor SF1 is usually sufficient to diagnose gonadotroph adenoma.Case History: A 37-year-old lady with Asian background presented with tiredness, headaches, weight gain, poor sleep, secondary amenorrhea and infertility for 2 ye...