Endocrine Abstracts

A 53 year old man, without any previous medical history, presented acutely to the Accident and Emergency Department with a 5 day history of vomiting and abdominal pain on a background of weight loss, fatigue, polyuria and polydipsia for 4 weeks. On examination he was obviously tanned and thin. He was clinically dehydrated and had palpable hepatomegaly. Immediate biochemical testing revealed hyperglycaemia with a venous blood glucose of 20.7 mmol/l, a metabolic acidosis with a ...

Background: The British Thyroid Association’s thyroid cancer guidelines (2014) advocate the U1-5 nodule grading system as a primary diagnostic and classification tool.Aims: We assessed whether practice reflected guidelines, and examined patient outcomes.Methods: Patients with a thyroid ultrasound, undertaken by radiographers or general radiologists, in January-June 2015 were identified. Investigation and outcomes...

Background: The British Thyroid Association’s thyroid cancer guidelines (2014) advocate the U1-5 nodule grading system as a primary diagnostic and classification tool.Aims: We assessed whether practice reflected guidelines, and examined patient outcomes.Methods: Patients with a thyroid ultrasound, undertaken by radiographers or general radiologists, in January-June 2015 were identified. Investigation and outcomes...