Endocrine Abstracts

Background: A range of laboratory tests are available for investigation of phaeochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL) and there is scope for significant variation in practice between centres. Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guidelines make recommendations concerning the laboratory investigation of PPGL. We performed a national audit using these recommendations as audit standards.Methodology: A questionnaire was distributed to all clinical biochemistry de...

Immobilisation is a recognised but rare cause of hypercalcaemia. Most reported cases are patients with spinal cord injury or trauma.Case 1: A 26-year-old female experienced a 5½ months admission to the intensive care unit (ITU) with complications following small bowel resection for Crohn’s disease. At 16 weeks she developed hypercalcaemia. Investigations confirmed calcium 3.24 mmol/l, parathyroid hormone (PTH) <0.6 pmol/l (1.6–6.9), 24...